Dehradun Diary: Dr Yashwant Kathoch gets Padma Shri
New Indian ExpressThe recipient of the Padma Shri from Uttarakhand, this year was Dr Yashwant Singh Kathoch, who has devoted 33 years of his life as an educator and contributing to the field of history. The government has bestowed this honor upon a common man like me.” State IT dept tableau bags first prize At the Republic Day function held at the Parade Ground in Dehradun, the tableau presented by the state information department was chosen as the best. 1st time since ’47, Tricolour unfurled at Kaliyar dargah At the Kaliyar Sharif dargah in the Roorkee area, the national flag was unfurled for the first time after Independence on Friday to mark the Republic Day. Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams who attended the event as the chief guest, told this newspaper, “It is a momentous occasion to unfurl the tricolour here, which fills me with emotion as I pay my respects to my motherland.” He emphasised that there should be no place in the country where the national flag is not flown.
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