President Patil to address the nation on Independence Day eve

October 2nd, 2009 PORBANDAR - President Pratibha Patil on Friday attended a prayer meeting at Kirti Mandir on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 140th birth anniversary. President Patil, who is on a five-day visit to Gujarat, attended the prayer meeting along with Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday greeted the people on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be celebrated tomorrow. In her message from Gandhinagar, where she is currently on a visit to Gujarat, President Patil said: "Gandhi Jayanti is an occasion for all of us to reflect on the life and work of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi." "Whenever I remember Bapuji, particularly on this day, I am always overwhelmed by his leadership, philosophy and values.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday left for a weeklong visit to Russia and Tajikistan. Patil was accompanied by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora and Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaka Lakshmi.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will leave on a weeklong visit to Russia and Tajikistan from today. She will be accompanied by Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora and Minister of State for Textiles, Panabaka Lakshmi.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - : President Pratibha Patil said on Friday that empowering people lies at the core of governance and should be inclusive in all sections of society, particularly those that are weaker and vulnerable. Patil was speaking at the foundation day of the Samaj Suvidha Sangam.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Terrorism is the anti-thesis of peaceful co-existence and must be defeated in the interest of the collective goal of humankind to build peaceful societies and a peaceful world, President Pratibha Patil said Friday. Peaceful co-existence is inherent in our culture.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will address the nation today on the eve of the 63rd Independence Day. The address will be telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by English from 7:00 p.m.

August 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India, expected to become one of the largest global economies, can set international benchmarks in research and development, President Pratibha Patil said Friday. India had been playing a leading role in the knowledge economy and was "well placed to face the future with confidence", Patil said in her address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day.

May 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A three-member Election Commission (EC) team headed by Navin Chawla will formally submit the list of newly-elected Lok Sabha members to President Pratibha Patil on Monday. The new House is constituted by the Election Commission, which does that job within two to three days after the results are declared.

May 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - President Pratibha Patil arrived in the Karnataka capital Thursday evening on a two-day visit during which she will attend the concluding function of the centenary celebrations of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science here. President Patil will unveil a plaque at the IISc to mark the end of the celebrations here Friday.

April 2nd, 2009 TAWANG - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday left for Tawang, the district headquarters located at 9000 feet above sea level near Sino-India border. During her visit, she will visit the 450-year-old Tawang monastery, the second largest in Asia.

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be visting Arunachal Pradesh for three days beginning Wednesday, when she would arrive in Itanagar. According to official sources, Patil is slated to deliver the convocation address at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) during her visit.

March 13th, 2009 VARANASI - President Pratibha Patil will address the 91st convocation of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here today. President Patil will also give away medals to the graduates.

March 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil today greeted the nation on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, which is being celebrated tomorrow. In her message, Patil said, "On the auspicious occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all fellow citizens of this country.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Tuesday mourned former president R. Venkataraman's death and said the nation has lost 'a true patriot and a distinguished luminary'.