On the 78th Independence Day anniversary, BMC Commissioner and Administrator Bhushan Gagrani will hoist the national flag at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters on Friday, at 8.10 am. Senior civic officials will be present for the ceremony, which will take place at the iconic heritage building in South Mumbai.

Security beefed up in Jammu ahead of Independence Day 2025

Meanwhile, security was intensified across the Jammu region on Thursday with increased checking, patrolling, and area domination ahead of the Independence Day 2025 celebrations, officials said.

A multi-tier security grid of the Army, BSF, and Jammu and Kashmir Police has been kept on high vigilance along the Line of Control and International Border to foil any nefarious designs from across the border, they said.