In Tripura, 74th Republic Day is being celebrated across the state with patriotic fervor. Celebrations began with the unfurling of the National Flag at residential houses, government and semi-government offices, business complexes, and street corners.<br />''<br />''The state-level main program was organized at Assam Rifles ground in Agartala where Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya unfurled the tricolour and took salute of the impressive march past. Conveying greetings to the people, he paid tributes to the heroes of India's freedom struggle who sacrificed their lives for Independence. Contingents of Para Military forces, Tripura Police, TSR, women police, and NCC participated in the Republic Day parade.<br />''<br />''Thousands of children from various schools performed cultural skits of patriotic genre and highlighted the cultural diversity of the country by staging traditional and folk dances and acrobatics of Yoga demonstrations. <br />