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.

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.