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Lt Tiwari’s remains consigned to flames in Ayodhya

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 24, 2025 10:41 pm IST

BSF martyr laid to rest with state honours in Bihar hometown

Son Imran Raza pays his respects to BSF's Sub Inspector Mohammad Imtiaz , who lost his life in the line of duty in district Jammu, at Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, Bihar, on Monday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)
Published on May 12, 2025 08:59 pm IST

‘I ruined my world’: Pahalgam attack survivor urges ‘martyr’ status for husband

Dinesh Miraniya had travelled to Kashmir with his wife, daughter, and so to celebrate his wedding anniversary.
Updated on Apr 25, 2025 10:58 pm IST

Lalita Panicker picks her favourite read of 2024

From the ashes of a fractured life (Knopf)
Published on Dec 27, 2024 03:37 pm IST

Akal Takht jathedar terms Nijjar ‘martyr’, hails Trudeau’s stance

Nijjar issue has been one of reasons behind the deterioration of ties between India and Canada.
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 07:08 am IST

Armed Forces Flag Day 2023: Date, history, significance

Armed Forces Flag Day 2023: Date, history, significance
Published on Dec 06, 2023 03:39 pm IST

Watch: Massive crowd at martyred Major Aashish's village to pay last respects

Panipat: Massive gathering at Major Aashish Dhonchak's Panipat village to pay last respect to the army officer.
Published on Sept 15, 2023 12:10 pm IST

Gross apathy shown by authorities: Punjab and Haryana HC awards 5 lakh compensation to widow of slain armyman

As per the case as an honour for an exhibition of gallantry by Havildar Kehar Singh, his widow and petitioner Balwant Kaur was allotted 10 acres of land in August 1997 at village Khera Bet in Ludhiana. (Representational Photo)
Updated on May 08, 2023 10:09 pm IST

Slain havildar Neelam Singh cremated with state honours in Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor

The wife of havildar Neelam Singh saluting his mortal remains at their residence in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir. (PTI)
Updated on May 07, 2023 02:43 am IST

Congress leader arrested for placing Tricolour on gangster Atiq's grave

Ahmad (60) and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists on Saturday night.
Published on Apr 20, 2023 12:42 am IST

Cong leader detained for placing Tricolour on Atiq’s grave

In the viral video, Rajkumar Singh Rajju is purportedly seen calling Atiq Ahmed a martyr, demanding Bharat Ratna for him and later spreading the Tricolour on his grave. (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 11:47 pm IST

‘Martyr’: No such nomenclature, govt tells Parliament

There is no official nomenclature such as ‘martyr’ for the armed forces’ personnel who are killed in line of duty, the Centre told Parliament. (ANI)
Published on Dec 09, 2021 05:09 am IST

PM Modi to pay homage to martyrs at National War Memorial ahead of R-Day celebrations

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of the Atal Bhujal Yojana, a mission to help in supplying water to every house-hold by 2024, at a function in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) (PTI12_25_2019_000056A)
Updated on Jan 25, 2020 08:46 pm IST

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and other Bollywood celebs pay tribute to martyrs

Akshay Kumar salutes soldiers of the Indian Army to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 12:41 pm IST

Martyrs’ Day strike hits Amarnath Yatra

As many as 12 batches of pilgrims have so far left for the twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir valley from Jammu since the beginning of the pilgrimage on June 30.
Updated on Jul 14, 2019 01:26 am IST

26/11 martyr’s wife loses valuables worth 1.16 lakh to thak-thak gang

Vinita Kamte, wife of 26/11 martyr additional commissioner of police Ashok Kamte, has become the latest victim of the ‘thak-thak’ gang.
Updated on Apr 27, 2019 04:10 am IST

‘Said nothing defamatory about any martyr’: Pragya Thakur replies to EC

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur denied dishonouring any martyr in her reply to a notice from the Election Commission.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 03:12 pm IST

‘Cost of freedom must not be forgotten’: Rahul Gandhi pays homage to martyrs at Jallianwala Bagh

Rahul Gandhi in Jallianwala Bagh to pay floral tribute to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre(Sameer Sehgal/ HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 03:27 pm IST

Only 12 families of martyrs invited for Jallianwala centenary event

Punjab police personnel at the Jallianwala Bagh on Thursday ahead of its 100th anniversary in Amritsar being celebrated on April 13.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 09:44 am IST

26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute to martyrs

Sachin Tendulkar speaks on the occasion of World Children's Day at Thyagaraj Sports Complex.
Updated on Nov 26, 2018 08:23 pm IST

Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks anniversary: Tributes paid to martyrs

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was among the dignitaries who paid homage at the 26/11 police memorial site at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai.
Published on Nov 26, 2018 10:59 am IST

Raje to Gehlot: Apologise for comments on martyrs

CM Vasundhara Raje and Union minister Rajyavardhan Rathore at a public meeting in Bansur.
Published on Sept 23, 2018 01:04 am IST

47 years after death, Haryana govt to offer job to 1971 martyr’s son

Dharampal had sacrificed his life in ‘Operation Cactus Lily’ of the Army on December 14,1971.
Updated on Sept 06, 2018 12:48 am IST

State cremates 3 martyred in Jammu & Kashmir

An army officer gives the national flag wrapped on the body of martyr Mukit Bihari Meena of Jhalawar to his son on Sunday.
Updated on Jul 14, 2018 09:05 pm IST

BSF DG pays tribute to martyr, says force to take care of family

(From Left) BSF DG KK Sharma, along with BWWA president Renu Sharma , consoles the aggrieved family members of martyr Jitendra Singh, at his residence in Jaipur on Thursday.
Updated on Jun 29, 2018 10:26 pm IST

Sainik Kalyan Board to install 1,150 statues of martyrs

The campaign that started in April 2017 is sought after by the families of martyrs who attained martyrdom prior to 1999 when there was no provision of giving government packages to them.
Updated on Jun 20, 2018 10:05 pm IST

Coached by Army, martyr’s daughter hopeful to clear SSB

Security personnel take position during an encounter with terrorists at Sunjuwan Military station, in Jammu.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 02:06 pm IST