Pratibha Patil makes history by flying in a Sukhoi-30 fighter jet

Indian President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday successfully flew in a Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF). With this Ms Patil became the world’s first woman president to fly in a supersonic fighter plane. Three months earlier the 74-year-old president had expressed her interest to fly in a fighter jet.

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JB Patnaik appointed as new Governor of Assam

Guwahati, Nov 22 – On Saturday, Indian President Pratibha Patil appointed former Orissa Chief Minister, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (JB Patnaik) as the Governor of Assam. Mr. Patnaik, who is a leader of the Indian National Congress, will replace Syed Sibte Razi on the expiry of his term on December 9.
JB Patnaik (born January 3, [...]

Pratibha Patil presents Nirmal Gram Puraskars

"Good Sanitation practices are the key to a healthy life style" and the Total Sanitation Campaign has generated a lot of enthusiasm among the rural people making it truely a people’s campaign. This was the message from Indian President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil while presenting the Nirmal Gram Puraskars for the year 2009 at a [...]

Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2009 for Panchayats

Districts and Block Panchayats from the Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Mahrashtra and West Bengal would be awarded Nirmal Gram Puraskar 2009 for achieving total sanitation in their respective areas. Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil will felicitate the awardees from these Panchayati Raj Institutions on Tuesday, the 17th November at a function in [...]

Pratibha Patil asks AIIMS graduates to serve in rural areas

Indian President Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil has urged the young doctors of the country to devote some years of their professional lives to working in rural areas by responding positively to the call of the Government to take up rural postings. Speaking at the 37th Annual Convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences [...]

55th National Film Awards on October 21

(Assams.Info) – On Wednesday, Indian President Pratibha Patil will give away the 55th National Film Awards for 2007 at a function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. During the function, legendary Indian music personality Manna Dey will also be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2007.
The National Film Awards aim at encouraging [...]

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