Goa: Freedom fighters to boycott function

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 20:27

Veteran freedom fighters have decided to boycott the Goa Revolution Day function to register their protest against the decision to recognise English as the medium of instruction.

Goa freedom fighters oppose patronage to English

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 16:22

Freedom fighters in Goa have threatened to boycott state celebrations of the Goa Revolution Day June 18 in protest against the government`s decision to allow financial grants to English-medium schools.

Freedom fighters on day-long fast in Mumbai

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 11:13

Members of the Freedom Fighters Sucessors Organisation here on Tuesday went on a day-long fast here to press for their long-pending demands including pension to freedom fighters and jobs to their kins.

Gehlot raises allowance for freedom fighters

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 00:28

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has raised the medical allowance of freedom fighters from Rs 600 per month to Rs 1,000 per month.

Goa freedom fighters to revisit uprising against Portuguese

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 19:50

Freedom fighters who fought for Goa`s liberation from the Portuguese rule will this year visit the same villages which actively resisted the four-century old Luso regime.

Delhi govt to increase pension for freedom fighters

Last Updated: Monday, August 2, 2010, 18:00

The Delhi government on Monday decided to increase the monthly pension of freedom fighters to Rs 4,500 from existing Rs 3,500.

Free passes for freedom fighters in Rajdhani, Shatabdi

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 21:25

The Railway Ministry has decided to issue complimentary passes to freedom fighters and their widows in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi trains.

Bangladesh: 125,000 freedom fighters to get higher allowance

Last Updated: Friday, June 25, 2010, 16:26

The amount is being raised from Taka 1,500 to Taka 2,000 from July 01.

‘Freedom Fighters should be treated with respect’

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 20:58

Observing that those who were part of the freedom struggle should be treated with respect, the Kerala High Court pulled up the Ernakulam District Collector for rejecting the claim of an applicant for the freedom fighter`s pension.

Raj govt increases pension for freedom fighters

Last Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 17:36

Rajasthan government on Saturday increased the monthly `honour pension` of freedom fighters from existing Rs 8,000 to Rs 10,000.

Freedom fighters` pension provided to 1.70 lakh persons: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 14:44

As many as 1.70 lakh freedom fighters and their dependents have been sanctioned pension and efforts are on to provide the benefit to all genuine cases, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.