<span style="color: #222222;">In Uttar Pradesh, people are participating with enthusiasm in various functions related to Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Yesterday,  many union ministers along with ministers of state government participated in tiranga yatra at different places.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, State government has decided free entry to all sound and light shows, musical fountains, laser shows and digital galleries run by culture department of the state till 17th of August.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, BJP national president JP Nadda participated in Tiranga yatra at Meerut district while Union Minister Smriti Irani attended functions at Amethi and Prayag Raj districts.<br />''<br />''Union minister Bhupendra Yadav participated in a function in tiranga yatra at Balia district while union minister Retired General VK Singh felicitated brave women in function at Ghaziabad.<br />''<br />''Millions of common people hosted the national flag at their houses and work places in the state. Various functions including boat rallies, bike rally, car rally, skating rally, e rickshaw rally along with cultural programs are being organised across the state.<br />''<br />''Inmates of the jails of Uttar Pradesh are also contributing in their own manner in Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. they are expected to prepare more than two lakhs khadi tricolor flags till tomorrow.<br />''<br />''Today also various functions will be organised to commemorate partition horrors remembrance day along with programs related to har ghar tiranga campaign in which many union ministers will take part.<br />''<br />''Telangana abuzz with patriotic fervour following many events held across the state as part of Har Ghar Tiranga. Following Prime minister Narendra Modi's clarion call for Har Ghar Tiranga, the state Government has lined up two-week long Swatantra Bharat Vajrotsavalu (Independent India's Diamond Jubilee celebrations) Over one crore 22 lakh National Flags have been distributed across the state free of cost to people on the occasion.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports, Patriotic fervour gripped Telangana state as various organisations held freedom rallies across the state flying the National Flag high. People especially youth, students and employees took part in these programmes while holding the tri colour in various programmes with a sense of pride.<br />''<br />''Lakhs of national flags have been flown high by people atop their houses, shops, offices, business and public places, as part of Har Ghar Tiranga. People seen driving their two and four-wheeler vehicles with a national flag flying over it.<br />''<br />''The capital city Hyderabad, witnessed mammoth rallies along with the national flags. State Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has hoisted the national flag atop her official residence and unveiled a pylon to mark Azadi Ka Amritmahotsav at Raj Bhavan in the city. The Armed forces and Central forces like CISF, Organisations like DRDO held several events to mark the occasion.<br />''<br />''Union Tourism Minister Kishan Reddy led a massive bike rally ahead of the event enthusing youth and students. Hyderabad Mayor Vijaya Lakshmi carried the national flag leading a rally to Tank Bund on the occasion.<br />''<br />''Several State ministers led Tiranga Rallies in Districts and some enthusiasts displayed 75 meters of National Flag and also in its multiples at their respective districts.<br />''<br />''Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami launched Har Ghar Tiranga campaign in the state and hoisted national flag in Champawat and also took part in Prabhat Pheri. There is a lot of enthusiasm in the villages, towns and cities of Uttarakhand regarding the 'Har Ghar Tirang' campaign. Under the campaign, the tricolor is being hoisted in 20 lakh houses till the 15th of August.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Dhami is encouraging people by participating in the Tiranga Yatra organized in several districts of the state.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Army, ITBP, SSB and police personnel are taking out Tiranga Yatra and Prabhat Pheri in the state along with school students to make people aware about the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, under the 'Har Ghar Tirang' campaign, ITBP jawans and pilgrims along with local people took out the tricolor yatra in Badrinath Dham. Along with this, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel hoisted the tricolor at an altitude of 14,000 feet in Uttarakhand.<br />''<br />''<br />''To mark 75 years of India's Independence Maharashtra is celebrating the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign with great enthusiasm and fervour. As a part of this initiative,  the national flag will be hoisted in 2.5 crore houses in the state.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports,In Mumbai, the BMC has illuminated tricolor lights at the cost of 48 lakh rupees on 28 buildings spread across the famous Queen's Necklace-a stretch from Nariman Point to Girgaum Chowpatty in south Bombay.  <br />''<br />''50 per cent of the total fund to illuminate these buildings has been borne through corporate social responsibility fund by some private companies.<br />''<br />''The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has distributed 41 lakh flags so far and the results are showing with citizens either hoisting or displaying it prominently in their homes.<br />''<br />''Mumbai's civic body has also announced that 243 important buildings in the city, including MCGM's eight heritage buildings, 82 civic buildings, 48 state government buildings, 105 private buildings and 51 civic schools will be illuminated in the colours of the national flag to mark the momentous occasion.<br />''<br />''In Kerala, people enthusiastically joined in celebrating the Har Ghar Thiranga event by hoisting the National Flag in front of their houses and institutions.<br />''<br />''Schools, colleges,  hospitals and other institutions flew the tricolour and organised functions to pay tributes to the martyrs of the freedom struggle.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called upon the people to actively participate in the Har Ghar Thiranga campaign.  Prominent personalities led the celebrations in various places.  <br />''<br />''State BJP Chief  K. Surendran led a Thiranga Yatra held by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Thiruvananthapuram.<br />''<br />''However, the event courted controversy as the BJP has accused the ruling CPI (M) of attempting to sabotage the national celebrations in the State.</span><br />