Freedom fighters skip Republic Day programme

Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 14:06

Freedom fighters from Kendrapara district skipped the republic day function to protest non-allotment of a plot of government land for a Sangrami complex.

Freedom fighter Tileswar Bordoloi is no more

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 15:31

Assam Freedom Fighters` Association president Tileswar Bordoloi died here Tuesday. He was 89.

Freedom fighter Laxman Deshmukh passes away

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 00:25

Veteran freedom fighter Laxman Shankarrao Deshmukh passed away due to old-age related ailments last night here in central Maharashtra.

Freedom fighter ends fast after pension assurance

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 16:03

A 99-year-old freedom fighter ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured them of old age pension and initiating steps for him to receive pension for taking part in the independence struggle.

99-yr-old freedom fighter on hunger-strike for pension

Last Updated: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 18:05

Narrating their woes, Ram said he had submitted an application for freedom fighters` pension on July 21, 1981 to the then SDO, Godda.

Veteran woman freedom fighter dies

Last Updated: Sunday, September 11, 2011, 22:33

Veteran freedom fighter of Himachal Pradesh Almo Devi died on Sunday at her village Bhajaun in Rajgarh area of Sirmour district at the age of 105.

RS adjourned over reply on woman freedom fighter

Last Updated: Monday, August 29, 2011, 14:07

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Monday for 15 minutes following protests by members over the reply of Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry for including the contribution of freedom fighter Avantibai in in school text books.

Freedom fighter files PIL for CBI probe into illegal mining

Last Updated: Friday, April 15, 2011, 17:58

A freedom fighter has filed a PIL petition in the Karnataka High Court demanding a CBI inquiry into illegal mining in the state.

Freedom fighter Kuria Singh passes away

Last Updated: Monday, February 14, 2011, 19:21

Freedom fighter Kuria Singh passes away due to old age ailments at his native Bhodsi village in Gurgaon, family members said.

Freedom fighter hacked to death in Assam

Last Updated: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 17:27

A 75-year old freedom fighter was slaughtered, allegedly by his cousin, in upper Assam`s Jorhat district.

Veteran freedom fighter dead

Last Updated: Monday, December 27, 2010, 18:53

Congress leader and veteran freedom fighter Jageshwar Yadav passed away.

100-year-old freedom fighter enrols for PhD

Last Updated: Monday, October 18, 2010, 20:50

Age is no bar for this centenarian freedom fighter from Assam Bholaram Das, who announced on his 100th birthday that he has enrolled for a PhD programme.