Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary celebrated in Lahore
1 year, 2 months ago

Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary celebrated in Lahore

The Hindu  

Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary was celebrated on September 28 by a non-profit foundation in Lahore, which demanded Pakistan’s highest gallantry award for the pre-partition era revolutionary leader. The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation observed the freedom fighter's birth anniversary on the premises of the Lahore High Court, and a cake-cutting event was held on the court's lawn. Speaking on the occasion, Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Pakistan Head, Advocate Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, paid rich tributes to the independence hero who was hanged along with his comrades Raj Guru and Sukh Dev by the British in 1931. It also demanded the Pakistani government to name Lahore's Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh, as the trio was executed there.

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In Bhagat Singh’s honour lies India’s honour: Why Delhi should send strong message to Islamabad
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In Bhagat Singh’s honour lies India’s honour: Why Delhi should send strong message to Islamabad

Firstpost  

It is true that Bhagat Singh occupies a stature that cannot be besmirched by pygmies such as Tariq Majeed or by countries such as Pakistan. However, Indian honour demands that the insult cannot be dismissed lightly Reports had appeared in the Indian media in early November of the Lahore Municipal Corporation informing the Lahore High Court that it could not …

Plan to rename Lahore’s Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh scrapped
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Plan to rename Lahore’s Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh scrapped

Hindustan Times  

A plan to rename Shadman Chowk in Lahore city after Bhagat Singh and install his statue there has been scrapped in light of an opinion by a retired military official, the district government of the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province has told the high court here. Majeed recommended to the government that the Shadman Chowk must not be named Bhagat …

Bhagat Singh 116th Birth Anniversary: Celebrating the Legacy of a Revolutionary Hero
1 year, 2 months ago

Bhagat Singh 116th Birth Anniversary: Celebrating the Legacy of a Revolutionary Hero

News 18  

BHAGAT SINGH 116TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Bhagat Singh, one of the most revered martyrs of the Indian independence movement, was born on September 28, 1907, in Banga, Punjab. Paying his tributes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared a video on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, and posted: “Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary. A beacon of courage, …

Pakistan court objects to reopen case of Bhagat Singh’s sentencing
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan court objects to reopen case of Bhagat Singh’s sentencing

The Hindu  

A Pakistani court on September 16 raised an objection on a plea to reopen the case of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh's sentencing in 1931 and to set it aside by exercising the principles of review and honour him with posthumous state awards. On Saturday, the Lahore High Court raised an objection to reopening the decade-old case and constitution of …

Shaheed Diwas: PM to Inaugurate Gallery Honoring Revolutionaries, Punjab Declares Holiday, Delhi School to be Named After Bhagat Singh
2 years, 9 months ago

Shaheed Diwas: PM to Inaugurate Gallery Honoring Revolutionaries, Punjab Declares Holiday, Delhi School to be Named After Bhagat Singh

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Biplobi Bharat Gallery, which displays the contribution of the revolutionaries in the freedom struggle, in Kolkata via video conferencing on Wednesday. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared a holiday on March 23, the martyrdom day of legendary freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. Announcing the holiday on the martyrdom day of the …

Punjab Govt Declares Public Holiday on Shaheed Diwas; Here’s All You Need to Know About Martyrs' Day
2 years, 9 months ago

Punjab Govt Declares Public Holiday on Shaheed Diwas; Here’s All You Need to Know About Martyrs' Day

News 18  

The Punjab government has declared a public holiday on March 23, the martyrdom day of three freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru. In the Vidhan Sabha, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that on this occasion the people of Punjab, elders and children would be able to pay homage to Bhagat Singh by visiting his village Khatkarkalan. The …

Fact Check: Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were not sentenced to death on February 14
3 years, 10 months ago

Fact Check: Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were not sentenced to death on February 14

India Today  

Were Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru sentenced to death in Lahore on February 14, 1931? India Today Anti Fake News War Room has found that the judgment sentencing Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru to death was delivered by a Lahore court on October 7, 1930. Eminent legal scholar AG Noorani, in his book "The Trial of Bhagat Singh - Politics …

Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh, India’s Greatest Revolutionary, on His Birth Anniversary
4 years, 2 months ago

Remembering Shaheed Bhagat Singh, India’s Greatest Revolutionary, on His Birth Anniversary

News 18  

If there is one revolutionary who has been known to every person, adults and children alike, in India, it is none other than Bhagat Singh. Singh, an Indian socialist revolutionary, was executed on March 23, 1931, along with his friends Rajguru and Sukhdev, for indulging in dramatic violence against the British in India. Bhagat Singh was born to Kishan Singh …

Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh: Read these inspirational quotes on his 113th birth anniversary
4 years, 2 months ago

Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh: Read these inspirational quotes on his 113th birth anniversary

India Today  

Bhagat Singh 113th Birth Anniversary: Bhagat Singh or Shaheed Bhagat Singh was born in September 1907 to a Sikh family in Banga village, Jaranwala Tehsil in the Lyallpur district of the Punjab Province of British India. India observes the 113th birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh today on September 28, 2020. Remembering the astonishing courage and heroism, here are some inspiring …

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