Archive · 15 Aug 2026
NTR district ready for 80th Independence Day celebrations
The people of NTR district in India are getting ready to celebrate Independence Day.
Independence Day is a special holiday when India remembers becoming a free country.
This year, the district is celebrating its 80th Independence Day.
The celebration will take place at the big MBP Municipal Corporation Stadium in Ajith Singh Nagar, Vijayawada.
A minister named Nara Lokesh will come and hoist the national flag.
He will also give a speech to everyone at the gathering.
There will be a police parade and police officers performing bike stunts.
Students from Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala will play drums.
Government departments will show colourful tableaux.
Police are making safety arrangements so everyone can enjoy the day without any trouble.
NTR district has completed all arrangements for the 80th Independence Day celebrations on Saturday.
Minister Nara Lokesh will attend the programme and hoist the national flag at the MBP Municipal Corporation Stadium in Vijayawada.
District collector Dr G Lakshmisha and Police Commissioner SV Rajasekhar Babu inspected the full-dress rehearsal on Friday.
The programme features a police parade, police bike stunts, a women's drum performance by Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala students, a ceremonial salute and tableaux by government departments.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made to prevent untoward incidents during the celebrations.
- Who
- Minister Nara Lokesh will hoist the national flag; district collector Dr G Lakshmisha and Police Commissioner SV Rajasekhar Babu inspected the arrangements.
- What
- Grand 80th Independence Day celebrations featuring flag hoisting, a police parade, cultural performances and departmental tableaux.
- When
- Saturday, the day of the 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- Makineni Basava Punnaiah (MBP) Municipal Corporation Stadium, Ajith Singh Nagar, Vijayawada, NTR district.
- Why
- To celebrate the 80th Independence Day and mark the occasion at a scale comparable to a State-level event.
- Event
- 80th Independence Day celebrations
- Venue
- Makineni Basava Punnaiah (MBP) Municipal Corporation Stadium, Ajith Singh Nagar, Vijayawada
- Chief guest
- Minister Nara Lokesh (hoists the national flag and addresses the gathering)
- District collector
- Dr G Lakshmisha
- Police commissioner
- SV Rajasekhar Babu
- Programme highlights
- Flag hoisting, police bike stunts, women's drum performance, police parade, ceremonial salute, tableaux
- Security
- Elaborate arrangements to prevent untoward incidents