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Day 3 Updates: Nation bids tearful adieu to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

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New Delhi, July 29: Dr Abdul Kalam Kalam passed away on July 27th in Shillong while delivering a lecture at IIM. He was put to rest at Paikarumbu burial grounds in Rameswaram with full state and military honour.

He left behind a legacy of followers, teachers and youth who believed in his vision for India. "Make India a strong land", he said to teh youth, but India drew strength from his teachings that showed in the crowd that accompanied him to the final journey.

Kalam's elder brother

Day 3: The last lap

12:16 pm: PM Modi leaves for Delhi

12:14 pm: Prayers offered after final burial

12:04 pm: Modi meets Kalam's family

11:48 am: Kalam's body being lowered, laid to his final rest; gets 21 gun salute

11:41 am: Neighbors and family members pay their last respects

11:29 am: Final rituals begin; the national flag is removed

11:13 am: Modi arrives at the burial ground Paikarumbu, places the wreath; Kalam given gun salute

The Army, Navy and the Air Force march slowly inside the burial grounds to pay last tributes to their former Chief Commandant.

11:20 am: Modi touches the feet of Kalam's elder brother

11:04 am: The mortal remains of Dr Abdul Kalam arrives at the burial ground Paikarumbu

10:48 am: PM arrives in Rameswaram; Siddaramaiah, Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu at the burial ground

10:40 am: Kerala CM and Guv at Rameswaram to pay last respects; Modi to arrive soon

10:33 am: 99-year old elder brother arrives at the burial ground

10:27 am: Missile Man heading to the burial ground

Over 100,000 people have lined up at the burial ground, comprising mostly students, to pay their last respects

Army brings out the mortal remains from his residence

People from the local mosque leaving residence after formalities

[Last glimpses of DR APJ Abdul Kalam]

10:11 am:

10:00 am: Crowd uncontrollable at the mosque and outside Kalam's house

9:40 am:

9:32 am: Rahul Gandhi at Rameswaram to attend the funeral of Dr Abdul Kalam

9:17 am: Dignitaries pay their last respects to Dr Abdul Kalam at his home

8:36 am: PM Modi expected to reach Rameswaram at 11 am to attend Dr Kalam's last rites

8:00 am: Dr Kalam's body gets full military honour; enroute to the last lap

Here are the Day 2 Live Updates:

10.10 pm: APJ Abdul Kalam's casket taken to his residence in Tamil Nadu.

10:00 pm: Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam will be buried at 11 am tomorrow. PM Modi will be present there: Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP.

9:40 pm: Preparations for former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's last rites in Rameshwaram (TN):

9.15 pm: Last respects being paid to APJ Abdul Kalam in Tamil Nadu:

7.30 pm: Meghalaya government today paid rich tribute to former president A P J Abdul Kalam, who died during his visit here two days ago and announced that his death anniversary would be dedicated to the youth every year as a mark of tribute to him.

7.00 pm: Inspired by late former President A P J Abdul Kalam, the 'Mobile Science Laboratory' (MSL) vans are imparting knowledge in science to children particularly in rural areas of the state.

6.30 pm: The mortal remains of Kalam were brought to Mandapam from Madurai in a helicopter after being flown there from Delhi in a special Indian Air Force aircraft.

6.00 pm: Superstar Rajinikanth feels "blessed enough" to have lived during a time that had a "mahatma" like former president A P J Abdul Kalam.

5.30 pm: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has described former President A P J Abdul Kalam as a "renowned scientist of the world" in a condolence message sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

5.00 pm: The 'A' teams of India and Australia along with match officials paid tribute to former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam before the start of play in the second four-day first class match between the two cricketing sides at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here on Wednesday.

4.30 pm: China pays rich tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam, terming him an influential Indian politician and active promoter of Sino-Indian friendship as it expressed condolences over his death.

4.00 pm: Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam derived "immense satisfaction" from the development of the famed 'Kalam-Raju-Stent' for coronary heart disease since it was saving precious human lives, cardiologist B. Soma Raju recalled on Wednesday.

3.30 pm: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be attending the last rites of former President A P J Abdul Kalam in Rameswaram tomorrow.

3.00 pm: The mortal remains of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam were on Wednesday taken by helicopter from Madurai to Mandapam, around 22 km from here, where state ministers and others paid their last respects to the departed soul.

2:32 pm: Abdul Kalam's body reaches Rameswaram

10:15 am: TN CM Jayalalithaa will not attend Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's state funeral to be held in Rameswaram,due to health reasons: Sources; Former Tamil Nadu CM O. Panneerselvam & other State Ministers to attend Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's state funeral.

10:00 am: Extend my deepest condolences to people of India on passing of former Indian President Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam. Dr. Kalam worked to deepen our space cooperation, forging links with NASA during a 1962 visit to the US: US President Barack Obama: US President Barack Obama

8:32 am: Special Ganga Aarti performed to pay tribute to late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam in Varanasi.

8:11: IAF Aircraft carrying late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains leaves for Rameshwaram (TN).

7:50 am: Convoy carrying Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's coffin arrives at Palam Airport.

7:45 am: Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains to leave for Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) for last rites, shortly.

7:30 am: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu & BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain arrive at Palam airport.

Day 1: Updates

9.45 pm: More tributes for APJ Abdul Kalam:

9.15 pm: When I was going through this news, I felt like crying.This is really saddening: Sarita Devi on APJ Abdul Kalam

8.20 pm: Kindly accept deepest condolences on sad passing away of the former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam. In Russia, Abdul Kalam will be remembered as a consistent exponent of closer friendly relations between our nations who has done a lot for cementing mutually beneficial Russian-Indian cooperation: Vladimir Putin (President, Russia).

8.15 pm: C'garh textbooks will have biography of late Abdul Kalam so that future generations know about him: Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh CM.

7.50 pm: Govt of Tamil Nadu announces 30th July a holiday as a mark of respect for late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

7.45 pm: Govt has given full respect to him, so there is nothing that we could demand: Brother of late Former President Abdul Kalam.

7.30 pm: School children pay tribute to late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram, where he studied.

7.15 pm: Family members and friends of late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his house in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

7.00 pm: "India has lost "one of its greatest sons" in the death of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam", says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

6.45 pm: Manipur government announces a seven-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

6.30 pm: A lesson on the life of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam will be taught in schools across Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

6.15 pm: Rajasthan government announces a seven-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

6.00 pm: Family members and brother of late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

5.30 pm: A fantastic human being,till last moment he ws working,greatest thing to do:UR Rao,Frmr ISRO Chairman on Abdul Kalam

5.15 pm: A very big loss for the country,Dr. Kalam as the President conducted himself in a dignified manner: Sitaram Yechury

5.00 pm: It is a great loss to the nation, says Somnath Chatterjee, the former Lok Sabha Speaker on APJ Abdul Kalam's death.

4.30 pm: Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to be accorded State Funeral at Rameswaram on July 30, 2015, (Thursday) at 11 am at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, says MHA.

4.00 pm: "Dr Kalam was a humanist, had great faith in the future generations of India", says SM Krishna, the former Foreign Affairs Minister.

3.28 pm: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar pays homage to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

3.17 pm: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pays homage to late Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

3.15 pm: President Pranab Mukherjee pays homage to late Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

2.48 pm: Congress President Sonia Gandhi pays her last respects to late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam

2.43 pm: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi pays his last respects to late Former President APJ Abdul Kalam

2.34 pm:

2.30 pm: BJP President Amit Shah pays his last respects to late Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

2.15 pm: Dr Kalam's mortal remains reach his Delhi residence at 10, Rajaji marg for people and VIPs to pay homage

2.05 pm: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at late Former President Dr. Kalam's residence in Delhi

1.55 pm: A team of Dr. Kalam's close associates have decided to run his official Twitter account which has now been renamed as 'In memory of Dr Kalam'

1.45 pm: School students line up the streets as late Former President APJ Kalam's casket passes by to his residence

1.10 pm:

1.02 pm: Mortal remains of late Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam being taken to his residence in Delhi.

12.55 pm: Prime Minister Modi and President Mukherjee at the Palam technical area in Delhi after paying respects to Dr Kalam

12.46 pm: President Pranab Mukherjee pays his final respects to the mortal remains former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

12.44 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his respects to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

12.42 pm: 96-yr-old Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh pays tribute to Former President APJ Abdul Kalam

12.41 pm: Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung pays his respects to former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

12.40 pm: Three Service Chiefs pay their last respects to late Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam

12.31 pm: IAF flight with Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's mortal remains lands at Palam Airport (Delhi)

12.25 pm:

12.18 pm: Dr APJ Abdul Klaam's body arrives in the IAF plane at New Delhi's Palam airport.

12.10 pm: Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar arrives at Palam Airport, Former President Dr.Kalam's mortal remains to land shortly.

12.03 pm: IAF flight with Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's mortal remains to land at Palam Airport (Delhi) shortly.

11.43 am: We will miss him (Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam), we will miss his thinking and vision: Rahul Gandhi

11.40 am: Lok Sabha to meet on July 30 to enable members attend Kalam's funeral tomorrow; Rajya Sabha will have its sitting tomorrow (PTI)

11.19 am: Dr. Kalam was a great personality,was not only known as President of India but as People's President: Kiren Rijiju

11.00 am: Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan to be renamed APJ Abdul Kalam Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan: HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

10.50 am: Former President Abdul Kalam's body likely to be flown to Rameshwaram from Delhi late this afternoon for final rites

10.35 am: PM Modi has said that Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam is no longer among us. He has expressed his condolences. says Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

10.05 am: Kalam's body to reach Delhi at 12.30 pm, Home Minister Rajnath Singh will go to airport

9.52 am: PM Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and Three Service Chiefs will receive the mortal remains of Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam - ANI

9.43 am: Dr. Kalam believed it is only through Science & Technology a country can actually progress: Former ISRO Chief G Madhavan.

9.27 am: Dr. Kalam is a great son of this country, his death is an irreparable loss to the country and people: Venkaiah Naidu

9.13 am: Assam CM Tarun Gogoi paid tribute to Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam in Shillong, earlier today.

9.00 am: All Government offices to remain open today.

8.49 am: IAF aircraft carrying Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains expected to land at Palam, Delhi at 11.45 am

8.36 am: Dr. Kalam was the simplest human being I have ever known: Bharat Ratna CNR Rao

8.25 am: Aircraft carrying former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains leaves for the capital

8.00 am: Mortal remains of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam being brought from Guwahati to Delhi, preparations outside his residence in Delhi.

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