Elaborate traffic arrangements have been made across the national capital on Sunday in view of the Swami Sradhanand Martyrdom Day procession on December 25.
On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to army personnel martyred in the line of duty in the Sikkim truck mishap and announced to provide ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakhs to the families of all the deceased.
The Governor of Telangana, Dr.Tamilisai Soundararajan, on Friday paid homage to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 on the occasion of Vijay Diwas.
"The services of defence forces are supreme and they join the forces despite being aware of the fact that they must be ready for any kind of sacrifice," he said.
Overseas Bangladeshis on Wednesday (local time) protested in front of the Pakistan Consulate and at Times Square in New York to mark Intellectual Martyrs Day.
"Jammu and Kashmir number of terrorist incidents 123, 31 Security forces personnel Martyred and 31 Civilians lost their life till November 2022" MoS Home Nityanand Rai inform upper house on the question of Rajya Sabha MP Javed Ali and Ramnath Thakur.
Paying tributes to Guru Teg Bahadur on his martyrdom day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that the sacred Sikh tradition is an inspiration for the protection of religion, culture and nation.
"I pay homage to Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji on the day of his martyrdom. He is universally admired for his courage and unwavering commitment to his principles as well as ideals. He refused to bow to tyranny and injustice. His teachings continue to motivate us," Tweeted PM Modi.
Observing the 14th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks and paying tribute to those who were martyred in the horrific terror attack, Bangladesh's civil societies, Islamic organizations, socio-cultural groups, student bodies, anti-terror forums and citizens from all walks of life
On November 26, 2008, ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists (LeT) carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks killing at least 166 people, including 18 security personnel and leaving 300 wounded in Mumbai.
While addressing the Defence and Martyrs Day ceremony, Bajwa in his last address, struck a confessional note, saying that armies around the world are seldom criticized "but our army is often subjected to criticism."