Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Bhopal this evening. He will inaugurate the newly built war memorial- Shaurya Smark and address a meeting of ex-servicemen at Lal Pared ground.<br/><br/> Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar will accompany the Prime Minister. Mr. Modi will also call on Jain seer Acharyashri Vidhya Sagar Maharaj, who is staying in Bhopal during Chaaturmas. <br/><br/><br/>The Shaurya Smarak is an imaginative and colourful presentation of valour of Indian forces and a tribute to the martyrs. The Smarak has been built on an about 13 acres campus at a cost of 41 crore rupees. <br/><br/>Various stages of life, war, death and victory over death have been displayed here. Besides this, tradition of Indian Soldiers' valor and history has been exhibited in the Shaurya gallery. Country's gratitude towards martyrs has been displayed in the form of martyrs blood drop and Shaurya Stambh.
News On AIR | October 14, 2016 7:18 AM
PM to inaugurate war memorial in Bhopal