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Former President Pranab Mukherjee to get memorial at Delhi's Rajghat complex

January 08, 2025 8:11 am

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha told The Indian Express that she received a letter from the Government informing her about the decision on January 1.

5 things to know about Memorial Day, including its evolution and controversies

May 24, 2024 1:53 am

The holiday is observed in part by the National Moment of Remembrance, which encourages all Americans to pause at 3 p.m. for a moment of silence.

On Phule birth anniversary, PMC clears proposal to expand memorials of social reformer, Savitribai

April 12, 2022 7:07 am

The Mahatma Phule Pratishthan, however, said the chief focus of the endeavour should be to spread the Phule couple’s message of social reform.

Jayalalithaa's house, Veda Nilayam, Poes Garden

Jayalalithaa’s residence inaugurated as a memorial

January 29, 2021 8:19 am

Jayalalithaa's legal heirs filed petitions challenging the government’s notification for the acquisition of Veda Nilayam to turn it into a memorial and the award passed by the land acquisition officer.

A year later, family holds memorial service for Hyderabad techie raped, murdered

January 06, 2015 12:59 am

The victim, a 24-year-old software engineer, was found dead in Bhandup on the Eastern Express Highway.

Ajit Singh never raised memorial demand during UPA’s tenure, says official

September 24, 2014 3:37 am

Despite the order, Ajit Singh asked for an extension and was served an eviction notice on July 24.

Rajgurus memorial in ruins,archaeology dept draws flak

September 21, 2013 4:48 am

Nearly 80 years after revolutionary leader Shivram Hari Rajguru attained martyrdom,a memorial to Rajguru built on a 2,788 sq m plot at Rajgurunagar.

Ambedkar followers barge into mill demanding land for memorial

December 06, 2011 2:51 pm

700 Ambedkar followers entered premises of Indu Mill demanding land for construction of memorial.

Year after announcement,no progress on 26/11 museum

November 19, 2010 1:57 am

Nearly a year after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced plans for a railway museum-cum-memorial for 26/11 victims.

Civic body begins work on martyrs memorial at Terraced Garden

August 15, 2010 11:47 pm

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Saturday began the work on the martyrs pillar in Terraced Garden in Sector 33.

MEMORIAL VIDEOS

Mixed feelings about safety among Indonesians two days after attack

January 16, 2016 6:24 am

Jakarta, Jan 16 (ANI): Indonesians on Saturday return to their routine two days after a deadly attack in downtown Jakarta, though some were still fearful. Residents visited a memorial at the site of the attack where an Indonesian, a Canadian-Algerian national, and five of the attackers were killed. A visitor from Indonesia’s Sulawesi island said he was afraid to go to shopping malls or western food chains. Another Jakarta resident said he was not at all scared after the incident. Security remained tight in and around the area near Jakarta's oldest shopping mall, Sarinah that was rocked by gun fire and bombs.