noidaUpdated: Jan 26, 2020 23:49 ISTWar veterans paid floral tributes to the 38 slain soldiers, who were from Gautam Budh Nagar, and had lost their lives defending the county to celebrate the 71st Republic Day at Noida Shaheed Smarak, Sector 29. The event was organised by Shaheed Smarak Sanstha. Lieutenant General(Retd) GL Bakshi, chief executive officer, Shaheed Smarak Sanstha, offered floral tributes at the event. Even some passersby joined us to pay homage to them,” said Commander (Retd) Narinder Mahajan, director, public relations and media, Shaheed Smarak Sanstha. “The wreath-laying ceremony is one of the bigger ceremonies that is held at Shaheed Smarak.

Source: Hindustan Times January 26, 2020 18:11 UTC