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Independence Day: Gallery in Hyderabad displays prominent freedom fighters
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 15 (ANI): On the eve of 75th Independence Day, a gallery at Shilparamam in Hyderabad on Saturday displayed the portraits of several prominent freedom fighters from the Telugu speaking states by the Regional Outreach Bureau of the Ministry of Informati
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98-yr-old freedom fighter who contributed to Quit India movement honoured
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 14 (ANI): A 98-year-old freedom fighter who contributed to the Quit India movement was honoured by the Government of India on Saturday.
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Uttarakhand govt to honour freedom fighters, 'corona warriors' on Independ
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], August 5 (ANI): The Uttarakhand government decided to honour freedom fighters and "corona warriors" who have done outstanding work during the pandemic, said state Chief Secretary SS Sindhu.
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Why is sedition law still required 75 years after independence? SC asks Ce
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Central government over the requirement of a sedition law even after 75 years of the country's independence, observing that it was a "colonial law used against freedom fighters".
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Araku MP Madhavi Goddeti pays tribute to freedom fighter Alluri Seetharama
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): On the occasion of 124 birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju, Araku MP Madhavi Goddeti paid tribute to the freedom fighter's statue at Alluri park in Visakhapatnam.
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Punjab renames 17 government schools after freedom fighters, martyrs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 2 (ANI): Punjab Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday informed that the Punjab Government has renamed 17 government schools after freedom fighters and martyrs.
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Gwalior, Indore should be renamed after Rani Laxmibai, Goddess Ahilyabai,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma on Saturday demanded that Madhya Pradesh's cities Gwalior and Indore should be renamed after freedom fighter Rani Laxmi Bai and Goddess Ahilyabai.
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Punjab Congress chief demands rescindment of jobs given on compassionate g
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 19 (ANI): Even as he underlined the fact that it is a moral duty of the nation and the government to take care of the families of freedom fighters and those who give their lives for the country, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar said it wo
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Kangana Ranaut remembers Rani Laxmi Bai on her death anniversary
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): As June 18 marks the death anniversary of Rani Laxmi Bai, actor Kangana Ranaut took to Instagram Story to pay tribute to the late Indian freedom fighter.
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Freedom fighter's widow passes away sans pension, Covid care in Odisha
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Meera Devi, spouse of late Gour Chandra Mohapatra, a renowned freedom fighter from Bhadrak district of Odisha, passed away on Tuesday morning.
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NHRC seeks report from Centre, Odisha over freedom fighter's widow deprive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Union Home Secretary and the Chief Secretary of Odisha over a petiton claiming denial and deprivation of bare human rights to Meera Devi, an ailing octogenaria
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Human rights being ensured at freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace: Ko
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Odisha's Koraput district administration on Sunday informed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that appropriate action has been taken to ensure the basic human rights to the people of the neglected freedom fighter Laxman Naik's birthplace Tentuligum
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