Amar Jawan Jyoti
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Raipur today to lay foundation stone of Amar Jawan Jyoti
India | Feb 03, 2022, 08:05 AM ISTGandhi will also inaugurate the Chhattisgarh government's Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumiheen Krishi Mazduur Yojana.
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Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP for shifting of Amar Jawan Jyoti from India Gate
News | Jan 23, 2022, 03:20 PM ISTAkhilesh Yadav in his recent tweet slammed BJP for the shifting of Amar Jawan Jyoti from India Gate, which was merged into the Amar Jawan Jyoti at National War Memorial in Delhi.
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Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with eternal flame at National War Memorial
India | Dec 15, 2022, 04:02 PM ISTThe Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, which India won, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
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What is Amar Jawan Jyoti? Why is controversy looming over a war memorial
India | Jan 21, 2022, 01:53 PM ISTThe existence of Amar Jawan Jyoti was questioned two years ago after the National War Memorial came into being and the nation got a new eternal flame there. Back then, the Indian Army had stated that Amar Jawan Jyoti will continue as it is an "inseparable" part of the country's history.
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Amar Jawan Jyoti 'not being extinguished', say govt sources amid Opposition's criticism
India | Jan 21, 2022, 11:58 AM ISTThe government's clarification came amid sharp criticism from the Opposition leaders over reports that the flame at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, which has been burning for 50 years, will be extinguished.
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Republic Day 2019: PM Modi pays homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti
India | Jan 26, 2019, 12:16 PM ISTAn eternal flame burns at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to commemorate the indomitable courage of soldiers who died in the service of the nation. It is symbolised by a reversed rifle standing on its barrel and crested by a soldier's helmet.
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Ashoka Chakra awarded to Late Air Force Commando JP Nirala martyred in Bandipora encounter
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Republic Day 2018: PM Modi and the three Service Chiefs pay tribute at Amar Jawan Jyoti
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Defence Minister Arun Jaitley pays tribute to martyrs of Kargil War at Amar Jawan Jyoti
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Manohar Parrikar, three Service Chiefs pay tribute to martyrs on Vijay Diwas
India | Dec 16, 2014, 01:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar along with three Service Chiefs -- Chief of the Army Staff, Gen Dalbir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral RK Dhowan, and the Chief of the Air Staff,