In Meghalaya, Governor Ranjeet Shekhar Mooshahari led the state level celebration at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in Shillong where he unfurled the national flag and received the guard of honour. Our correspondent reports, there were many tableaux depicting ‘Border Haat’ at Kalaichar on Indo-Bangla border, which was inaugurated in July last year.

In Puducherry, Lt Governor Iqbal Singh unfurled the national flag and inspected the guard of honour presented by the Armed police at the Uppalam Indira Gandhi Sports Complex. Mr Iqbal Singh also reviewed march past by the different wings of the police, contingents of NCC, ex-servicemen and school students. Tableaux depicting the achievements of various departments of the territorial administration were part of the parade. AIR correspondent reports, the Lt Governor also distributed awards to meritorious police officers and representatives of various schools which excelled in the SSLC and Higher Secondary examinations.

In Kerala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy unfurled the national flag and took salute at the 63rd republic day celebrations held in Thiruvananthapuram. In his speech the chief minister pointed out that India is emerging as a front line economic and political power in the world. He highlighted the pro-poor development initiatives of the UPA government in the Centre and UDF government in Kerala.
Since Kerala Governor has proceeded on leave, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy led the state in celebrating the 63rd republic day. Participating in the colourful parade units of armed forces, state police, fire and rescue team, scouts and guides, NCC and students police cadet marched rhythmically to the tune of bands and beugles evoking patriotic fervour. Ministers took salute in the republic day parades held in different districts of Kerala.

The 63rd Republic Day of the country is also celebrated in Manipur amidst tight security in view of the boycott of the R-day celebrations by underground organizations. State Governor Shri Gurbachan Jagat unfurled the national flag at the historic Kangla Fort in Imphal and he took salute of the march-past contingents.
Altogether 73 march-past contingents including cultural troupes participated at the Republic Day Parade today at Imphal. Leaving aside all political engagements including election campaign, leaders of various political parties also attended the celebration. The Governor today also awarded 23 police medals for gallantry service. He also gave away two President’s Police Medals for distinguish service and four Police Medals for meritorious service to policemen who showed tremendous courage while performing their duties.

Assam Governor Janaki Ballav Patnaik said the State government has achieved a significant milestone in tackling militancy. Unfurling the National tri-colour in Guwahati, Mr. Patnaik said, the multi-pronged strategy adopted by the Government in the form of sustained development efforts along with the counter-insurgency operations, paid a rich dividend which has been reflected in laying down of arms by most of the major militant groups in the State within last few months. the doors are always open for talks and called upon all other militant groups who have not yet laid down arms to shun the path of violence and come forward for negotiated settlement of their demands within the framework of the Constitution. AIR Correspondent reports that the Republic Day celebration was peaceful across the State despite a boycott call by several militant outfits of the North-East. Highlighting the developments in the State, Mr. Patnaik mentioned that Assam has achieved the third highest rate of progress among all states of the Country in Human Development Index in 2011.

In Gujarat, the main function was held at Bhavnagar, where Governor Dr. Shrimati Kamala unfurled the tricolor in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. Showers of flowers from the Air Force helicopters and colorful march past along with beautiful tableaux were the main attractions of Republic day Parade. Flag hoisting ceremonies have also been organized at all districts and block headquarters. National flag was also unfurled at the state headquarters of Congress and BJP in Ahmedabad. Our Ahmedabad Correspondent reports that series of developmental projects have been launched in Bhavnagar district on the occasion of Republic day.

In Arunachal Pradesh, state Governor Gen (Retd.) JJ Singh said violent and forcible bandhs have no place in a democracy. In future, the government will deal with all such anti social activities with a stern hand. Addressing the Republic Day function in Itanagar today JJ Singh said that physical infrastructure development projects are more or less on track in the state. He said there is a significant gap in the potential and present development levels of socio-economic infrastructure and to address the gap, attention will be focussed on capacity building and employment generation amongst youth. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and a host of ministers attended the celebration.

In Kolkata, a colourful parade was organised at the Red Road where contingents of Army, Navy and Air Force took part, besides there were police and pra-military forces and also school children. The Governnor Mr. M.K.Narayanan took the guard -of-honour. The ceremony was witnessed by the Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee and her Cabinet colleagues and members of the Diplomatic corps.

Several functions were held to mark the 63rd Republic Day celebrations in Goa . The main state level function was held at Campal Parade grounds in Panaji where the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat hoisted the national flag, reviewed the parade, took salute and later addressed the people of the state. He called upon them to work unitedly to make India a super power in the world. Later school students drawn from various schools staged a colorful pageantry.

Addressing the gathering at the state level republic day function in Bhopal Governor Ramnaresh Yadav said that the Madhya Pradesh government is dealing with several challenges including malnutrition with sheer determination. Praising the state government for its ‘Save the girl child’ campaign, he said that without changing the mindset of the people this target could not be achieved. Twenty one contingents of police, security forces, NCC and Scouts and guides took part in the parade. Different cultural programmes including Bhagoria and Gangaur folk dances were also performed on this occasion. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unfurled the national flag in Jabalpur . A cultural programme named Bharat Parv will also be organized in all the 50 districts of the state this evening.