President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday expressed distress at the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Guna, which claimed 12 lives.
President Droupadi Murmu will attend the Golden Jubilee celebration of the Karbi Youth Festival 2024 on January 17, to be held at Taralangso, Diphu, in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that ILBS has carved its niche in a span of only 13 years on the strength of world-class efficiency and integrity. She was happy to note that more than 1000 liver transplants and approximately 300 renal transplants have been performed at ILBS.
The President was addressing the officers of the Indian Statistical Service. Probationers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, the Indian Revenue Service (customs and indirect taxes), and the Indian Statistical Service called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
President Droupadi Murmu nominated Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as Executive Chairperson of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
The Rajya Sabha on December 21 passed the three criminal bills--the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023--replacing the IPC, the CrPC and the Evidence Act.
President Droupadi Murmu attended the 'Bhajan Sandhya' programme in the national capital on Monday and paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other BJP leaders, visited the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in New Delhi on Monday to offer floral tributes on the 99th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.