New Delhi Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has been allotted the bungalow of former President APJ Abdul Kalam here. Kalam was staying at the 10 Rajaji Marg residence after his eventful term as President ended in 2007. "I have been allocated 10 Rajaji Marg by the Urban Development Ministry and I have accepted the offer," Sharma, who has been staying at his own residence in Sector 15, Noida, told PTI. Asked about the demand from friends and supporters of Kalam to convert the Rajaji M...Read More

New Delhi Paying glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Kalam always looked for "challenges" and his life is a source of inspiration for all Indians. He said the government would construct a memorial for Kalam at his birth place in Tamil Nadu, for which land has been acquired and a committee of ministers has been formed. "There are two types of people, one who look for opportunities and the oth...Read More

New Delhi The government has decided to rename the prestigious missile complex in Hyderabad 'Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex' in honour of the late President. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will attend the renaming ceremony at the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) on October 15, the 84th birth anniversary of the former President, also known as the 'Missile Man'. Kalam had joined the missile complex in 1982 and was a part of it for nearly two decades. The missile complex compri...Read More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the birth anniversary celebrations of former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday, during which he will unveil his statue and inaugurate a photo exhibition on the departed leader. "Glad to join Dr. Kalam's birth anniversary celebrations, which includes unveiling of his statue & photo exhibition," Modi tweeted today. The Prime Minister will attend the celebrations at DRDO Bhavan here, a PMO statement said. As part of the event, Mod...Read More

Bhubaneswar The Odisha government today renamed the Wheeler Island in Bhadrak district as Abdul Kalam Island. "It's a humble tribute to the People's President. The Wheeler Island will henceforth be named as Abdul Kalam Island," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said. APJ Abdul Kalam had passed away at 83 in Meghalaya last month. He had suffered a massive cardiac arrest. Patnaik said the association of Kalam with Odisha and the state's former chief minister Biju Patnaik was well known. ...Read More

New Delhi Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen's Delhi will soon be known as APJ Abdul Kalam Road with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today giving its nod in this regard. "There were requests from certain sections of the society for changing the name of the road as a tribute to the former President. The matter was placed before the council today which unanimously gave a go ahead for the same," NDMC vice chairman Karan Singh Tanwar told PTI. He said NDMC is the final authority and no further...Read More

By K.S. Jayaraman  Bengaluru A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction -- GlobalSat for DRR -- proposed under the UN framework is to be dedicated to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the vision of the celebrated rocket scientist and former Indian president who died July 27. This has been stated by Milind Pimprikar, Chairman of CANEUS (CANada-EUrope-US-ASia) Organization on Space Technologies for Societal Applications headquartered in Montreal, Canada. ...Read More