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Tricolour controversy: Any attempt to call it Gandhi’s or Nehru’s flag deserves contempt
Sidharth Mishra •We the people of India have given ourselves the flag and we should all be proud of it
Har Ghar Tiranga: National flags worth over Rs 60 crore procured via Government e-Marketplace portal from 1 July-15 Aug
•The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) was launched on 9 August 2016 by the commerce ministry to create an open and transparent procurement platform for government buyers
Don’t dump the Tiranga: A guide to disposing of the national flag
Fp Explainers •What will you do with the national flag now that ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is over? Obviously, not throw it in the bin or outside your window. According to the National Flag Code, 2022, there are two ways to dispose of the Tricolour – by burying or burning it
108 feet tall National Flag installed at Hyderbeigh in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla
•The move was made as part of the Centre's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign which encourages the citizens to hoist the tricolour marking the 75th year of the country's Independence
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav: PIL in Delhi High Court seeks placing Indian flag and statue of justice inside courtrooms
•Petitioners Rajkishor Prasad Kushwaha and Shrikant Prasad stated that this will create enthusiasm in the mind of all the stakeholders of courtrooms and in the minds of offenders, which may tend to change the criminal behaviour of individuals and turn them into spirited law-abiding citizens
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Har Ghar Tiranga campaign kicks off today
•The Central government has urged people to hoist or display the tricolour in their homes from 13 to 15 August to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence
India@75: From Karnataka's Hampi to Jammu's Mubarak Mandi, monuments light up in Tricolour
Fp Staff •Historic and important landmarks across the country are being cloaked in saffron, white and green to mark India's 75 years of Independence and what a sight it is to behold!
India@75: Inside the country’s only certified flag-making unit in Karnataka
Fp Explainers •The Karnataka Khadi Gramodyog Samyukta Sangha, founded on 1 November 1957 by a group of Gandhians, is the only body in India which is authorised to manufacture flags. The employees based in Hubballi pay attention to the smallest details as they stitch together the Tricolour
Wavin' flag! Har Ghar Tiranga campaign sees Indians reaching out for the tricolour
Fp Staff •Patriotic fervour has filled the air. The Centre's Har Ghar Tiranga campaign to mark India's 75 years of Independence has led to a drastic surge in the sale of the national flag
'Har Ghar Tiranga': Women SHGs from few tribal villages in Gujarat roped in to make bamboo sticks for tricolours
•The SHGs have been given this task under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)