As India celebrates its 74th Republic Day, Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal extends greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, via a tweet.
‘On the occasion of the 74th Republic Day of India, I extend warm felicitations and best wishes to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, the government and friendly people of India’, PM Dahal’s tweet read.
Former Prime Minister of Nepal Sher Bahadur Deuba also shared a tweet expressing his ‘warmest wishes to the people of India’.
Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy in Nepal celebrated India’s 74th Republic Day by unfurling India’s National flag and hosted a range of events of cultural events. The celebration was led by the Ambassador of India to Nepal Naveen Srivastava.
During the celebrations, Naveen Srivastava read President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the nation, which highlighted India’s swift progress, goals to achieve Mahatma Gandhi’s ideal of ‘Sarvodaya’ or the upliftment of all, despite global economic uncertainties.
President Murmu’s message also spotlighted India’s G20 Presidency as an opportunity to promote and encourage democracy and multilateralism for shaping a better world and a better future.
The celebrations showcased renditions of patriotic songs and soulful performances by students of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre of the Embassy and Kendriya Vidyalaya School of Kathmandu
In a tweet, the Indian Embassy in Nepal showcased a glimpse of eventful celebrations at the Embassy to mark the 74th Republic Day of India. “The 74th Republic Day of India was celebrated at the Embassy today. The celebrations began with unfurling of the national flag by Ambassador of India to Nepal Shri Naveen Srivastava who then read out address to the nation from Hon’ble President of India’, the tweet read.
India’s Ambassador to Nepal felicitated war widows and kin of deceased soldiers by disbursing their dues of Nepalese Rupee (NR) 4.6 Crore and blankets, during the celebration and unveiled the Bhu Puu-2022 magazine featuring the welfare initiatives of the government of India for ex-servicemen domiciled in Nepal.
The Embassy has also presented books worth NR 16 Lakhs to 23 institutions on this occasion to promote education for all.
