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On Martyrs' Day: PM lays wreath at Martyrs' Memorial Park

On Martyrs' Day: PM lays wreath at Martyrs' Memorial Park

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lays a wreath on the Martyrs' Monument on the occasion of the Martyrs' Day at the Martyrs' Memorial Park in Lainchaur, on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Photo Courtesy: PMu2019s Secretariat

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal laid a wreath at the Martyrs' Monument at Martyrs' Memorial Park in Lainchaur today on the occasion of the Martyrs' Day. PM Dahal paid tributes to the martyrs on the final day of the Martyrs' Week by laying the wreath. On the occasion, a minute of silence was observed in the honour of the martyrs. During the ceremony, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar, ministers, Chief Secretary Dr Som Lal Subedi, Chief of Army Staff and Inspector General of Police among top government officials also offered garlands on the martyrs' monument. A rally organised by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) that started from the Shanti Batika in Ratna Park had converged into a memorial ceremony at Martyrs' Park in Lainchaur. Every year, Magh 16 of the Nepali year is celebrated as the Martyrs' Day to commemorate the known and unknown martyrs.