President, Vice President, PM to participate in Constitution Day programme
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Constitution Day Celebrations at Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on Wednesday, the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution, officials said.
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Members of Parliament from both the Houses, among others, will also participate in the celebrations, they said.
Murmu will lead the reading of the Preamble to the Constitution of India during the programme, officials said.
Further, a translated version of the Constitution of India will be released in nine languages -- Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Bodo, Kashmiri, Telugu, Odia and Assamese. A commemorative booklet "Bharat ke Samvidhan main Kala aur Calligraphy" will also be released during the programme.
Across the country, all Union ministries and departments, their subordinate and attached offices, state and Union Territory governments and local bodies will be organising different programmes befitting the occasion.
Citizens will participate through online reading of the Preamble on MyGov.in and Constitution75.com; participation certificate generation and social media sharing; and National online quiz and blog/essay competitions on "Hamara Samvidhan – Hamara Swabhiman".
Conferences, seminars, debates, short films, exhibitions, cultural events, poster/painting and rangoli competitions, and other Constitution-themed activities from the Panchayat to Parliament level are also being organised.
Constitution Day, 2025, will be celebrated as a national festival of constitutional values, with Indians in every corner of the country-and across the world, an official said.
Since 2015, Constitution Day or Samvidhan Diwas has been celebrated on November 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949.
While some provisions of the Constitution came into force immediately, the others came into effect on January 26, 1950, when India became a Republic.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launches new e-Khata scheme
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the ‘e-Khata – now from the comfort of your home’ scheme, which will allow people to access khata-related services online without visiting government offices, The New Indian Express reported.
The launch took place at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, appointment orders were distributed to pourakarmikas, house ownership documents were handed over to beneficiaries, and an e-Khata handbook was released. The programme was organised by the Directorate of Municipal Administration and the Belagavi City Corporation.
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Urban Development and Town Planning Minister Byrathi Suresh said over 6,000 urban civic workers, including pourakarmikas and sanitation staff, are being provided houses under the Gruha Bhagya scheme. He reportedly said 6,119 workers have been identified as beneficiaries, and the government has already released Rs 326 crore for the project.
As per the report, so far, construction of 4,159 houses has been completed. In addition, approvals have been issued for 172 houses in Belagavi and 133 in Vijayapura. The event was attended by several ministers, MLAs and senior officials.
