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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hoists tricolour on I-Day, announces hike in pension
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin hoisted the national flag on the ramparts of Fort St George on 75th Independence Day on Sunday. As the DMK government completes 100 days in office, Stalin unfurled the tricolour for the first time as chief
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'Shivalinga' at Rishikesh Temple decorated with tricolour
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) [India], August 15 (ANI): To mark the occasion of 75th Independence Day, a 'Shivalinga' at Chandreshwar Mahadev Temple in Rishikesh has been decorated in the colours of the tricolour.
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PM Modi greets nation on 75th Independence Day, remembers India's freedom
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and said it is the day to remember India's great freedom fighters.
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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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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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Punjab Congress chief demands rescindment of jobs given on compassionate g
Updated : 4 years, 8 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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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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NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secy to act on 'Rakta Tirtha Eram' issue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday directed the chief secretary of the Odisha government to ensure proper implementation of the schemes and guidelines for the descendants of the martyrs and freedom fighters and to ensure the peripheral
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'Amrit Mahotsav' instills passion to do something for country: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat and talked about the Amrit Mahotsav program and said it will elevate the country to newer heights and instill a passion to do something for the country.
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