Dec 13: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday called for minimum housing facilities for workers engaged in construction of houses.
Dec 12: On Wednesday, The Nepali Army (NA) chief General Rookmangud Katawal received the honorary title of Indian Army’s General from Indian President Pratibha Patil at a function held in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday said that the proposed new airport being built at Amravati is not for her convenience, but is part of the Maharashtra State Government’s initiatives for the development of the Vidarbha region.
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Dec 10: President Pratibha Patil today called for empowerment of women and protection of their rights for a progressive and stable society. On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, Patil termed human dignity as the backbone of human rights.
Dec 9: All roads led to 10, Janpath, for Congress workers and party activists Sunday as they made a beeline to greet party chief Sonia Gandhi on her 61st birthday with good wishes, singing, dancing and laddoos. One of the first to greet the party president was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who drove to her house early in the morning. President Pratibha Patil sent in a bouquet with greetings.
Hun Sen, who arrived in India on Friday, was given a ceremonial reception on Saturday, which was followed by a meeting with India's Minister of External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee, President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari.
Dec 8: The President Pratibha Patil today sought the creation of a network of non-governmental organisations which will create awareness among people about social issues."There should be a network of NGOs in society which should work towards creating awareness about social issues," she said addressing chairpersons of state social welfare boards.
Dec 7: Armed Forces Flag Day was observed today throughout the country. The day is observed to remember the sacrifices made by our gallant servicemen in defending the integrity of our motherland and salute the martyrs, honour the brave and express solidarity and support towards welfare of widows, children, disabled and sick ex-servicemen. On the occasion the Director General Resettlement (DGR) Maj Gen SG Chatterji went around pinning Armed Forces Flag on the President Smt Pratibha Patil, Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Defence Minister Shri AK Antony and the Service Chiefs.
Dec 6: President Pratibha Patil has appointed a woman officer to head the Central Railway (CR), the country's oldest and second largest zonal railway network headquartered here.
Dec 5: President Pratibha Patil has formally consented to the appointment of Mr. Graf as the first Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bangalore for Karnataka and Kerala.
President Pratibha Patil appointed A C Arumuga Perumal Adityan, P Murgesen, Sabapath Tamilvanan and M Jeyapaul as permanent judges of the Madras High Court, in the order of seniority, with effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices.
Dec 4: The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday called on President Pratibha Patil here and discussed issues related to national and international importance.A Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said the meeting lasted for a little less than an hour during which the Prime Minister also briefed the President about his recent visit to Singapore and Uganda.
Dec 3: Calling for universalisation of education for specially abled children, President Pratibha Patil today said there is a need to train teachers who provide education to children with disabilities. "We have to provide the right kind of teaching-learning environment, material in accessible format and barrier-free schools (to specially abled)," Patil said while presenting national awards for the empowerment of persons with disabilities and realising postal stamp.
Dec 2: A Bahrain parliamentary delegation returned after a four-day visit to India yesterday, with a pledge to continue benefiting from the long experience of Indian democracy."The strength of Indo-Bahrain ties was reflected in the way we were welcomed by the Indian leaders, starting with President Pratibha Patil," Mr Al Dhahrani said.
Dec 1: The AGP today demanded the resignation of chief minister Tarun Gogoi for the Beltola carnage. AGP (Progressive) president Prafulla Kumar Mahanta met President Pratibha Patil and home minister Shivraj Patil in Delhi to seek central intervention.
Nov 30: Within hours of President Pratibha Patil giving her assent to the controversial AIIMS Amendment Bill, the health ministry late Friday replaced P. Venugopal as director and appointed T.D. Dogra in his place.
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On December 13, 2001, five gunmen infiltrated the Parliament House in a car with Home Ministry and Parliament labels. Five policemen, a Parliament security guard, and a gardener were killed, and 18 others were injured.
The main accused Afzal, who was awarded a death sentence, awaits the President's decision on his mercy plea.
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