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President Draupadi Murmu to visit her alma matar in Odisha today

 President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday on a two-day visit. She will attend the second convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University and attend some other events in the twin cities on Friday and Saturday.Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with other dignitaries welcomed Droupadi Murmu at Biju […]

Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu

 President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bhubaneswar on Friday on a two-day visit. She will attend the second convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University and attend some other events in the twin cities on Friday and Saturday.
Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with other dignitaries welcomed Droupadi Murmu at Biju Patnaik International Airport on her arrival to Odisha.

On the first day, she will attend the foundation day the of Jnanaprabha Mission at the Utkal Mandap in the afternoon, followed by this is the second convocation of Rama Devi Women’s University, Murmu’s alma mater. Murmu will also inaugurate a banquet hall at the Governor’s residence and spend the night at Raj Bhavan.

On the second day, she is scheduled to visit Lingaraj Temple to pay obeisance to the Lord and then attend a programme at the National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) Cuttack before returning to Delhi.
Aparajita Choudhary, Vice Chancellor of Rama Devi Women’s University said that the University is all set to welcomr President Murmu. They also stated that :  “While the convocation ceremony, Madam President will confer gold medals to 22 students, and hand over PhD degrees to two students of the university. President Murmu also will felicitate the Honoris Causa award to four renowned women of the state for their noble cause.” Meanwhile students of University are excited about the president’s visit. However, it was the President herself, who had earlier evinced interest in attending the convocation of her alma mater and wrote to the Governor and Chancellor of the University, Ganeshi Lal, expressing her willingness for the same. After assuming the office, this will be the second visit of Murmu to Odisha. Earlier in November 2022 also President Murmu visited Odisha.

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