Doon Prepares for Yoga Day Ahead of PM's Visit
PM Modi will stay at the Raj Bhawan on the night of 20 June and will take part in the yoga day event early next morning at the FRI lawns with its iconic British-era building in the backdrop, along with an estimated crowd of 50,000 people, before leaving for New Delhi, an official said.
A release from the FRI said its campus will remain closed on 19-20 June as various measures are being undertaken to clean its premises, spread over an area of about 500 hectares.
Several 'Walk for Yoga' events have been held in the city since Saturday, including the ones by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, his Cabinet colleagues, and police officials led by Director General of Police Anil Raturi.
Leading the walk, the chief minister appealed to people to make yoga an integral part of their lives, saying that a healthy India cannot be imagined without yoga becoming part of every Indian's daily routine.
(With PTI inputs)
President Kovind Performs Yoga With Suriname Counterpart
President Ram Nath Kovind performed Yoga with Suriname President Desire Delano Bouterse in Paramaribo on Thursday on the second leg of his three-nation tour.
"Extremely happy to have participated in #InternationalYogaDay celebrations — 14,000 kms away from India — at Paramaribo with President Bouterse of Suriname. I thank all the yogis who joined us and made this event truly memorable," President Kovind told the gathering.
Soldiers in Siachen Mark Yoga Day
Army Personnel guarding the Siachen glacier, the highest battleground on earth, in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, observed the International Day of Yoga.
Over 250 personnel deployed at various posts in Siachen, located between 18,000 to 21,000 feet, rolled out their yoga mats at the crack of dawn to practice asanas with Sadhguru, the founder of Coimbatore-based Isha Foundation.
Yoga Not Part of Any Religion: Kerala CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday lauded the greatness and benefits of Yoga and said it should not be seen as part of any religious practice.
Yoga can be practised by all, irrespective of caste and religion, the senior CPI(M) leader said adding it should be done with 'free and secular' mind