Maharashtra CM, his deputy to pay homage to 26/11 martyrs

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 23:20

Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan, his deputy Ajit Pawar and Home Minister R R Patil will pay homage to the policemen and other victims killed during the 26/11 terror attacks on the second anniversary of the assault on Friday.

Iran recognises protesters dead in jail as martyrs: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 16:48

Three anti-government protesters who died in a notorious jail have been dubbed "martyrs" by an Iranian official body, a move which would ensure benefits for their families, a report said on Wednesday.

Chhattisgarh tense as Maoist `Martyrs Week` begins

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 13:50

Security was heightened as a `Martyrs` Week` called by the Maoists began Wednesday in their Bastar stronghold in Chhattisgarh amid fears of attacks in the region.

Kavi sammelan to remember 1857 movement martyrs

Last Updated: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 17:56

A rendezvous of popular Hindi and Urdu poets was organised here to commemorate the martyrdom of freedom fighters hailing from the present national capital region during the 1857 movement.

Mumbai NCP to felicitate families of six non-Marathi martyrs

Last Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 21:50

The Mumbai unit of NCP will felicitate families of six non-Marathi speaking martyrs of the `Samyukta` Maharashtra movement on the occasion of the state`s golden jubilee foundation day on May 1.

Dantewada martyrs` minor kin get post-dated job letters

Last Updated: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 20:23

The CRPF has issued post-dated appointment letters to the minor dependents of its 75 troopers massacred by Maoists in Chhattisgarh`s Dantewada area.

Declare as martyrs those killed during insurgency: NC

Last Updated: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 20:37

Nepal Congress party Sunday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, asking the government to declare as martyrs all political activists who were killed during the decade-long Maoists insurgency.

`Yajna` in memory of Kargil martyrs

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 18:08

A one-month long `Vishnu Mahayajna` was being performed in memory of Kargil martyrs on the banks of river Ganga here from today.

B’desh director dedicates new film to 1971 war martyrs

Last Updated: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 13:47

Bangladeshi director Tanivr Mokammel has dedicated his new film "Rabeya" (The Sister) to martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War who were denied a proper burial.

Chidambaram seeks report from CISF over assistance to martyrs

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 15:55

Encountering a stream of grieving family members, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked the CISF to give a detailed report on the assistance provided to the ten personnel killed in the Naxal attack at NALCO mines.

MPs take Sunday off, forget Parliament attack martyrs

Last Updated: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 12:36

The very MPs whose lives were saved during the Parliament terror attack eight years ago, seem to have forgotten their saviours.

Family of Kargil martyrs salute spirit of sacrifice

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 12:17

Ten years after Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguriise sacrificed his life while re-capturing Tololing from Pak troops during the Kargil war, his family has come all the way from Nagaland to salute the place of their son`s martyrdom.