Ashish Razdan, an organiser, said the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora across the globe had decided to observe this day as "Balidan Diwas" every year, wherever they live.
A militant and a Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed while a Sub-inspector was injured in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday, a police spokesman said.
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP-led Central government of trying to foil her party's 'Martyrs Day' rally on Sunday by operating only 30 per cent of the trains usually run on other Sundays. Talking to reporters after visiting the venue of the rally to take stock of the preparations, Banerjee said every party has the right to host rallies and programmes and that should not be taken away.
The rift came to the fore with senior state Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Thursday slamming his party colleague Vikramaditya Singh for his "obnoxious remarks" on the developments that took place in 1931 and wrote to Rahul Gandhi, demanding his expulsion from the party.
"I visited the National Police Memorial and paid tributes to our martyrs of the central and state police forces who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. I salute their valour and courage. A grateful nation is indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice," Amit Shah tweeted.
"I visited the National Police Memorial and paid tributes to our martyrs of the central and state police forces who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. I salute their valour and courage. A grateful nation is indebted to them for their supreme sacrifice," Amit Shah tweeted.
Yadav had suffered grievous injuries during a gun battle with three militants in Handew area of Shopian on Thursday. All three ultras were killed.
The advisory asks political parties to 'desist from displaying photographs of Defence personnel or photographs of functions involving defence personnel in advertisements, or otherwise as part of their election propaganda/campaigning'.
The attack had claimed the lives of at least 165 people, including civilians and 17 security personnel, who had gunned down nine terrorist and captured one - Ajmal Kasab.
Only a few Delhi Police officers are politically motivated and everyone in the force should not be treated in the same manner, the chief minister said.
In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks, paid homage to the martyrs on behalf of a proud nation. DGP Jammu and Kashmir Police, SP Vaid and representatives from other security also joined in to pay their respects.
The body recovered was of one of the 98 soldiers aboard the Indian Air Force's AN-12 BL-534 aircraft, which had mysteriously vanished on 7 February 1968
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The Home Minister also said schools and health care centres in villages, to which the martyrs belong, should be named after them.
A spokesman of the public works department said a proposal to this effect has been approved by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
People in the procession of martyr JCO Ashraf Mir were heard voicing slogans like ‘Meer Ashraf zindabad’ and ‘Pakistan murdabad’ slogans.
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