India Independence Day 2017
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India independence day 2017. On august 15th 1947 the front page of the times of india jubilantly proclaimed nation wakes to new life jawaharlal nehru. Independence day is a gazetted holiday in india on august 15 each year. Dear fellow citizens engaged in the task of nation building.
21 delhi police personnel awarded medals. Get latest independence day 2017 news in hindi updates and stories. Aadil ikram zaki iqbal august 16 2017 1 04 am ist.
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Stores and other businesses and organizations may be closed or have reduced opening hours. India s independence day 2017. Twenty one delhi police personnel including six female officers have been awarded the president s police medals for exemplary services on the occasion of independence day.
The following is the text of president ram nath kovind s address to the nation today on the eve of india s 71st independence day 2017. National state and local government offices post offices and banks are closed on this day. Independence day is celebrated annually on 15 august as a national holiday in india commemorating the nation s independence from the united kingdom on 15 august 1947 the day when the provisions of the indian independence act 1947 which transferred legislative sovereignty to the indian constituent assembly came into effect india retained king george vi as head of state until its transition.
