{"id":115789,"date":"2024-01-14T19:18:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=115789"},"modified":"2024-01-14T19:18:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T13:48:58","slug":"president-droupadi-murmu-to-embark-on-inaugural-visit-to-meghalaya-and-assam-launching-key-projects-and-addressing-self-help-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=115789","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;President Droupadi Murmu to Embark on Inaugural Visit to Meghalaya and Assam, Launching Key Projects and Addressing Self-Help Groups&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-115520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/New-Logo-Smal-1.jpg?resize=173%2C48&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"48\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">A<\/span>n official announcement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday indicated that <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=113853\">President Droupadi Murmu<\/a> is scheduled to tour Meghalaya and Assam from the 15th to the 17th of January. According to the statement, the president is set to launch the Meghalaya Games at the P A Sangma Stadium in Tura come Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115791\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/President Droupadi Murmu to Embark on Inaugural Visit to Meghalaya and Assam, Launching Key Projects and Addressing Self-Help Groups&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-115791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=1600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"President Droupadi Murmu \" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=750%2C422&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/murmu_63c297d3cf0ad.jpg?resize=1140%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>President Droupadi Murmu to Embark on Inaugural Visit to Meghalaya and Assam, Launching Key Projects and Addressing Self-Help Groups&#8221;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">She is making her inaugural trip to Meghalaya since taking on presidential duties. On the 16th of January, she is scheduled to speak to self-help group representatives at Baljek Airport in Tura and will also remotely inaugurate the construction of the new Integrated Administration Complex, according to the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">On the identical date, President Murmu is scheduled to speak to an assembly in Mawphlang and, through a virtual ceremony, will launch the enhanced Rongjeng Mangsang Adokgre Road and the improved Mairang Ranigodown Azra Road. Additionally, she will initiate the groundwork for the Shillong Peak Cable Car and visitor lodging facilities in the communities of Kongthong, Mawlyngot, and Kudengrim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The schedule indicates that this evening, the president is set to be the guest of honor at a social gathering organized by the Meghalaya government, which will take place at the Raj Bhavan in Shillong. Further details were provided stating that on January 17th, President Murmu is slated to participate in the 50th-anniversary festivities of the Karbi Youth Festival, which will be held in Taralangso, Diphu, located in the state of Assam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An official announcement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday indicated that President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to tour Meghalaya and Assam from the 15th to the 17th of January. According to the statement, the president is set to launch the Meghalaya Games at the P A Sangma Stadium in Tura come Monday. She is making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":115790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"0","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"0","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200,35],"tags":[17777,17784,17802,17803,17782,17799,17800,17785,17778,17796,17791,17793,17788,17792,17786,17779,17776,17801,17780,17471,17804,17798,17781,17795,17787,17783,17789,17794,17797,17790],"class_list":["post-115789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","category-north-east","tag-assam-visit","tag-baljek-airport-tura","tag-community-engagement-president","tag-cultural-festivities-assam","tag-inaugural-trip-president","tag-india-head-of-state-visit","tag-infrastructure-projects-meghalaya","tag-integrated-administration-complex","tag-january-15-17","tag-karbi-youth-festival-50th-anniversary","tag-kongthong-community","tag-kudengrim-project","tag-mairang-ranigodown-azra-road","tag-mawlyngot-village","tag-mawphlang-assembly-speak","tag-meghalaya-games-launch","tag-meghalaya-tour","tag-northeast-india-development","tag-p-a-sangma-stadium-tura","tag-president-droupadi-murmu","tag-presidential-outreach-program","tag-presidential-schedule","tag-presidential-visit-meghalaya","tag-raj-bhavan-shillong","tag-rongjeng-mangsang-adokgre-road","tag-self-help-groups-speech","tag-shillong-peak-cable-car","tag-social-gathering-meghalaya","tag-taralangso-diphu-event","tag-visitor-lodging-facilities"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":157258,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157258","url_meta":{"origin":115789,"position":0},"title":"Meghalaya Violence: Fresh Arson, Petrol Bombs Damage Government Assets","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Multiple arson and petrol-bomb attacks were reported across Meghalaya over the past 24 hours, authorities said on August 21, as violence that began during a students\u2019 bike rally in Shillong two days earlier spread to several districts. 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