The "Arrival of Indentured Labourers" is a national holiday in Mauritius on November 2nd each year. It commemorates the arrival of the first indentured workers to the island nation on this day in 1834.

New Delhi Apr 23 PTI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jagnauth on Saturday and discussed advancing development partnership and economic cooperationJugnauth who is in India on a week-long visit had held a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed bilateral cooperation in many sectorsJaishankar called on Jugnauth and asserted that India remains solidly committed to its truly special relationship with MauritiusPleased to call on PM of Mauritius KumarJugnauth Discussed advancing our development partnership and economic cooperation he tweetedIndia remains solidly committed to this truly special relationship Jaishankar added PTI ASK NSD

Ahmedabad Apr 19 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will lead a roadshow from the Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday evening civic officials said The roadshow will commence around 6 PM after Modi and Jugnauth land at the Ahmedabad airport from Jamnagar where Modi will lay the foundation stone for the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicines The Mauritius prime minister will be accorded a grand welcome the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation AMC officials said adding that 30 platforms have been erected at regular intervals on the two-km roadshow route from the airport circle to the Indira Bridge where troupes will perform At least 15000 people are expected to greet both the prime ministers who will travel from the airport to Raj Bhavan as per the release On the second day of his Gujarat visit on Tuesday PM Modi is scheduled to address women cattle-rearers after inaugurating the newly-built milk processing plant of the Banas Dairy in the Banaskantha district In the evening Modi accompanied by Jugnauth will lay the foundation stone for the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicines GCTM in Jamnagar After that event both the PMs will fly to Ahmedabad During his night stay at Raj Bhavan on Monday some ministers in the BJP-led Gujarat government including Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi and Road and Building Minister Purnesh Modi held courtesy meetings with the prime minister PTI PJT PD NSK NSK

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Thursday will jointly inaugurate the India-assisted Social Housing Units project in Mauritius virtually.