- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is the chief guest for the 70th Republic Day
- President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on Friday, 25 January, on the eve of the 70th Republic Day
- Around 25,000 security personnel are stationed across Delhi-NCR to thwart any terror strike or untoward incident.
President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Friday, 25 January, on the eve of the 70th Republic Day.
The address will be broadcast from 7 pm on the entire national network of All India Radio and telecast on all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
This will be followed by broadcast in regional languages by regional channels of Doordarshan, the channel said in a statement.
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The national capital has been wrapped in an unprecedented security blanket with around 25,000 security personnel keeping hawk-eyed vigil to thwart any terror strike or untoward incident during the 70th Republic Day celebrations.
Security has been beefed up in the wake of the arrest of two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) members, who were allegedly planning to carry out terror strikes in the national capital during the Republic Day celebrations.
The JeM members had reportedly identified Lajpat Nagar market, Haj Manzil, Turkman gate, Paharganj, India Gate and the IGL gas pipeline in east Delhi as potential targets.
Multi-layered security arrangements are in place. Around 25,000 police personnel, including traffic officials, have been deployed. CCTV cameras and face-recognition cameras have also been installed at Rajpath, Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) said.
A total of 855 police and paramilitary personnel were awarded police medals Friday, including 149 for gallantry in Jammu and Kashmir, Naxal violence affected areas and others, ahead of the Republic Day.
The CRPF, the country's largest paramilitary force, was decorated with maximum 44 awards for bravery followed by Odisha Police at 26 medals, Jammu and Kashmir Police 25 medals and Chhattisgarh 14 medals.
Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were also decorated posthumously with the top category President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG).
Apart from education, art, medicines and sports, our daughters are now creating an identity for themselves in the three Armed Forces as well. In topmost educational institutes, often there are more daughters than sons among medal-winning students.”
#WATCH: 'Beating The Retreat' ceremony at Attari-Wagah border on the eve of #RepublicDay2019 pic.twitter.com/o27aKJYxgP
— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2019
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, Municipal Corporation Building, and Mantralaya building in Mumbai, Maharashtra, illuminated on the eve of Republic Day.
The Lalbagh Republic Day Flower Show started on Friday, 25 January, in Bengaluru. The show houses a recreation of Mahatma Gandhi's cottage in Wardha Ashram, Rajghat, models of the three monkeys, glasses made of millets & a sculpture of Dandi March.
Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik's makes a sand sculpture in Odisha’s Puri, on the eve of Republic Day.
The Delhi traffic police has issued an advisory to commuters to plan their journeys in advance to avoid delays and avoid the route of Republic Day parade between Vijay Chowk and Red Fort grounds in the national capital, news agency ANI reported.
Traffic movement has been closed since 2 am on the C Hexagon - India Gate till the parade crosses Tilak Marg.
However, alternate routes have been provided for the North-South and East-West movement of the traffic via the Ring Road.
The Delhi traffic police has deployed 3,000 personnel for Republic Day duty.
Entry and exit at some of the metro stations in central Delhi will be closed for few hours in the morning of Republic Day on Saturday as part of security arrangements, officials said.
For two stations neighbouring Rajpath, Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan, entry and exit facilities will not be available from 6.00 am to 12.00 pm, a senior DMRC official said.
"Entry and exit at Patel Chowk and Lok Kalyan Marg metro stations will be closed from 8.45 am to 12.00 pm," he said.
The Central Secretariat station can only be used for interchange facility for passengers, between Line 2 or Yellow Line (HUDA City Centre - Samaypur Badli) and Line 6 or Violet Line (Kashmere Gate-Raja Nahar Singh).
Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 26, 2019
सभी देशवासियों को #गणतंत्रदिवस की शुभकामनाएं।
जय हिन्द!
The Republic Day parade will begin at Rajpath at 9.50 am, prior to which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti.
Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi, the first woman officer of the Indian Army to lead an all-men contingent of the Army Service Corps (ASC) at the 70th Republic Day, told news agency ANI that saluting the President was the most memorable moment of her life.
Photos of the woman officer saluting the president made its rounds on the social media and were tweeted widely, with the girl from Hyderabad being lauded for her poise and confidence.
She said that the ASC got the chance to march at the parade after 23 years and is hopeful of getting the best marching contingent award this year.
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