West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday paid rich tributes to the nation on the eve of the 72nd Independence day. Like other states, the metropolis witnesses grand Independence Day celebrations every year on Red Road with police officers, members of the civil society, social organisations and school children taking part in a parade, and Banerjee hoisting the national flag.
On the other hand, a famous kite-maker from Amritsar has created special kites with images of freedom fighters and top leaders to mark the day. In Rajasthan as well, commandos of the Quick Reaction Team (QRT) and additional policemen have been deployed, including in and around the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, where the Independence Day function will take place.
Cricketer Suresh Raina and musician Kailash Kher attended the Independence Day celebrations at Wagah Border on Wednesday. (Source: ANI)
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani attended the 'Tiranga uthao-BJP bhagao Morcha' organised at Dadar Chaityabhumi, Mumbai on Independence Day. (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, organised a flag yatra at Ulhasnagar, Mumbai. More than 3000 people participated in the yatra carrying the flag measuring 3.5 km. (Express Photos by Deepak Joshi)
A private school celebrated the Independence Day at the site of an old battle tank in Mumbra on Wednesday (Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Kille Mahuli School children celebrate 72nd Independance Day in Shahapur tehsil on Wednesday (Express photo by Deepak Joshi)
Anjuman-I-Islams school and Collage children wave their national flags during Independence Day celebrations at CST on Wednesday, Mumbai. (Express Photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
School in Navi Mumbai hoists the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis hoists the flag during the 72nd Independence Day celebration at Mantralaya. (Express Photos by Ganesh Shirsekar)
Students of gurukuls and madrasas in Rishikesh, along with Mahants and Maulvis, celebrate Independence Day together to send a message of oneness & communal harmony.
Srinagar celebrates the 72nd Independence Day at Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport Srinagar. (Express Photos by Shuaib Masoodi)
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal celebrates Independence Day at Chhatrasal Stadium. (Express Photos by Amit Mehra)
Locals of the flood affected Kodagu district's Baradi village unfurled the tricolour earlier today.
Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) jointly celebrated Independence Day at Nathu La, Sikkim.
Consul General of India in Mazar-e-Sharif Manjish Grover unfurled the tricolour at the Consulate General of India in Mazar-e-Sharif
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh unfurl the national flag at the Guru Nanak Dev Stadium in Ludhiana. Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh
India today gifted 30 ambulances and six buses to Nepalese hospitals, charitable organisations and educational institutions on the occasion of its 72nd Independence Day. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri handed over keys of the vehicles to the representatives of the respective organisations at a function in the premises of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu today. A function was organised in Kathmandu to mark the Independence Day.Puri hoisted the Indian national flag and read out the message of President of India that highlighted the achievements of India in various fields in the past even decades.
Despite rains, the 72nd Independence Day was today celebrated across Odisha with gaiety amid tight security with the state government launching a health welfare scheme aimed at benefiting 70 lakh families. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the start of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), an universal health coverage scheme, in the state from today while unfurling the national flag at Mahatma Gandhi Road here during a drizzle. Stating that the scheme would benefit 70 lakh families in the state, Patnaik said it would be implemented with the cooperation of everyone using the state's money.
Flag hoisting and Independence day celebration at a Madrasa run by Miskin Education Trust in the communally sensitive area of Fatehpura in Vadodara. Express Photo By Bhupendra Rana
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat unfurls the national flag at Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra in Karnataka's Bengaluru.
In West Bengal, personnel exchange sweets between India and Bangladesh on at the Indo-Bangladesh border at BOP Fulbari