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Dadra and Nagar Haveli celebrates 60th liberation day
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli celebrated its 60th liberation day with much fan fare on Friday.
SURAT: The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli celebrated its 60th liberation day with much fan fare on Friday.
A series of programmes were organized including cultural programmes and the felicitation of the freedom fighters amid the presence of Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Bhupinder Bhalla and tens of hundreds of residents.
Sources said that the Dadra and Nagar Haveli has made significant stride in the last one year in implementing several new initiatives.The Government of India has connected the Union Territory with the NH-8. Also, the establishment of medical college and the in-principal approval for the civil hospital has been granted.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli were the Portuguese overseas territories, which remained a part of the Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954.These territories remained enclaves, without having accessibility to sea. These were administered by the Portuguese Governor of the Daman district.
It was on 31 December 1974 an official treaty was signed between India and Portugal, which recognised the sovereignty of India over Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
A series of programmes were organized including cultural programmes and the felicitation of the freedom fighters amid the presence of Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Bhupinder Bhalla and tens of hundreds of residents.
Sources said that the Dadra and Nagar Haveli has made significant stride in the last one year in implementing several new initiatives.The Government of India has connected the Union Territory with the NH-8. Also, the establishment of medical college and the in-principal approval for the civil hospital has been granted.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli were the Portuguese overseas territories, which remained a part of the Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954.These territories remained enclaves, without having accessibility to sea. These were administered by the Portuguese Governor of the Daman district.
After India got its independence in the year 1947, the residents of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, along with assistance from volunteers of Azad Gomantak Dal, National Movement Liberation Organisation (NMLO), United Front of Goans (UFG) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, subtracted these territories from the Portuguese India in 1954.
It was on 31 December 1974 an official treaty was signed between India and Portugal, which recognised the sovereignty of India over Goa, Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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