Tribune Reporters

Jind, December 16

The DC along with senior officers of the administration today paid tributes to martyrs on the eve of Vijay Divas at the Shaheed Smarak on Gohana road today.“We should motivate youngsters to join the forces to serve the nation and help the families of all martyrs” said DC Vinay Singh. SP Abhishek Jorwal and other senior officers were also present on the occasion.

Kaithal

It becomes the duty of every citizen and society as a whole to grant respect to the martyr’s who made the supreme sacrifice to safeguard the honour and dignity of our nation. To pay our homage to the martyrs and revive memories of their sacrifice we celebrate December 16 as Vijay Divas.This was stated by ADC Jitender Kumar during a function held here today. He called upon the youth to devote their energy to make the country strong. The ADC honoured 16 war widows, 2 parents of martyrs, there war disabled, three orphans of martyrs.Major Tilak Raj (retd), vice president, Zila Sainik Board, said that we had won many wars but our brave soldiers had to make sacrifices to save the honour of country.He said that ex-servicemen and their families could avail services of the board for re-employment after retirement and rehabilitation of family members.