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Partition Horrors Remembrance Day (Hindi: Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas) is an annual national memorial day observed on 14 August in India, commemorating the victims and sufferings of people during the 1947 partition of India. [2] It was first observed in 2021, after announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [3]
Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the soldiers who fought in the Kargil War. This day is celebrated all over India and in the national capital of New Delhi, where the Prime Minister of India pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate every year. [ 4 ]
Since 1972, every-year on Republic Day, before the Republic Day parade, it had been customary for the Prime Minister and three service chiefs and dignitaries to place a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti. [7] On Independence Day, the President laid a wreath. [27] On 16 December, Vijay Diwas, the Defence Minister laid a wreath. [28]
10 January - L&T chairman S. N. Subrahmanyan's statement on 90 hour work and working day on Sunday sparks outrage and debate on work–life balance. [ 8 ] 13 January – The Z-Morh Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir is inaugurated in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi .
This year, Memorial Day is on Monday, May 27. Federal and government agencies, schools and most banks will be closed in observance of the holiday, reopening on Tuesday, May 28 for business as usual.
Kargil War Part of the Kashmir conflict and the India–Pakistan conflict Indian soldiers after capturing a hill from Pakistani forces during the Kargil War Date 3 May – 26 July 1999 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh), India Result Indian victory India regains possession of Kargil Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum Belligerents ...
Memorial Day began a few years after the Civil War, in 1868. An organization of Union veterans established the holiday, then known as Decoration Day, as a time to decorate the graves of fallen ...
This year, Memorial Day falls on May 27. Labor Day recognizes the contributions of workers in this country and the history of labor in the US. This year, Labor Day falls on Sept. 2.