Folk singer and Padma awardee Malini Awasthi on Monday reached the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya to attend the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Ram Lalla.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway in Bhopal for PM Modi's visit to the city on Tuesday to flag off five Vande Bharat trains. The PM will also address BJP workers from Bhopal.
"I am very happy that PM Modi came here in Ankola, this is for the first time any PM came. We all are very happy our children were very excited to see him. I give my love and blessing to him and also kiss him," said Sukri Bommagowda popularly called the nightingale of the Halakki Vokkalig
He asserted that India has every right to be the centre for the congregation of all the Buddhists as it has been following the principle of non-violence and shown the path of peace to the world rather than the war which some countries have been adopting to invade another country.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 4 Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2023 at a grand presentation ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
As Hirabaiben Lobi, 70, walked to get the award, she briefly stopped near the row in which PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and several union ministers were seated and were clapping for her
Padma Shri award winner weaver from Nagaland, Neihunuo Sorhie, known for her original artworks is on a mission to teach disappearing art to the next generation.