Brick by brick, India’s first war memorial to celebrate soldiers who have sacrificed their lives since 1947 is being built around the national capital’s India Gate.

PM Modi will dedicate the memorial, spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex, by lighting the flame positioned at the bottom of the stone-made obelisk. Updated: February 25, 2019 6:33 PM IST ...

The National War Memorial, spread over 40 acres in the India Gate complex behind the canopy, is dedicated to soldiers killed during the Indo-China War in 1962, Indo-Pak Wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971 ...

Government on Monday said the Defence Ministry has proposed to construct a National War Memorial around the India Gate complex in New Delhi but the Urban Development Ministry has expressed its ...

National War Memorial Near India Gate: What It Could Look Like. Written by: Nitin Gokhale; All India; Jul 11, 2014 16:54 pm IST. Published On Jul 11, 2014 16:54 pm IST.

NEW DELHI: The long-pending National War Memorial (NWM) will come up at the India Gate complex on the Central Vista, with its museum located in the adjoining Princess Park, to honour the soldiers ...

In August, a GoM headed by Mr. Antony had recommended establishment of the National War Memorial at the Princess Park complex near India Gate. A final decision in this regard would be taken by the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National War Memorial near India Gate today. The memorial has been built to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of soldiers, who laid down their lives ...

India Gate is the right place to build a national war memorial, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday said, against the backdrop of opposition by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to the proposal.

The India Gate, where ceremonial rites are now performed in honour of fallen soldiers, is a memorial erected by the British in colonial times in memory of soldiers killed in World War I (1914-1918).

The National War Memorial pays tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives defending the nation during the India-China war in 1962, Indo-Pak wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971, Indian Peace Keeping ...

Acceding to a long-pending demand of the armed forces, the government in 2015 had approved the project for building a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near India Gate in memory of ...