President Droupadi Murmu on three-day visit to Jharkhand, to inaugurate new complex of HC in Ranchi today

“She will also grace the 2nd convocation of Indian Institute of Information Technology, Ranchi at Namkum, Ranchi. On the same evening, she will attend a civic reception to be hosted in her honour by the Government of Jharkhand at Raj Bhavan, Ranchi,” it added.

The president will reach Deoghar on a special flight and offer prayers at Baba Baidyanath Dham temple. In the evening, she will inaugurate the newly-constructed Jharkhand High Court complex in Ranchi,” a Jharkhand government official said.

Deogarh Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said that in view of the president’s visit to the temple, the entry of devotees will be barred from 6 am to 10.30 am on Wednesday.

From Deoghar she will go to Ranchi. From the Ranchi airport, she will head to Birsa Chowk to garland the statue of Birsa Munda and then travel to Albert Ekka Chowk where she will pay tribute to Lance Naik Albert Ekka, and then go to the Raj Bhavan.

The president is scheduled to inaugurate the new building of the Jharkhand High Court in Dhurwa at 5 pm.
Murmu will visit the adjoining Khunti district on May 25.

“On May 25, the president will address a convention of women associated with the Self Help Group (SHG). In the evening, she will attend the convocation ceremony of IIIT-Ranchi,” an official said.

Hoardings and banners have been put up in the state capital to welcome her. Murmu was the governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021.

Security arrangements have been beefed up in Deoghar, Ranchi and Khunti in view of her visit, officials said.
Ranchi City SP Subhanshu Jain said 3,000 police constables and 900 officers have been deployed in the city. PTI NAM RG