{"id":32614,"date":"2024-08-14T16:23:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/?p=32614"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T10:53:37","slug":"northern-railway-ferozepur-division-observes-partition-horrors-remembrance-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/?p=32614","title":{"rendered":"Northern Railway Ferozepur Division Observes “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Northern Railway Ferozepur Division Observes “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”<\/h3>\n

Exhibitions Organized at 23 Stations<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ferozepur, August 14, 2024: Northern Railway Ferozepur Division observed ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ and organized exhibitions at 23 railway stations in the division.<\/p>\n

On August 14, 1947, India was partitioned into two nations\u2014India and Pakistan\u2014resulting in the displacement of countless families and the loss of many lives. The communal and religious hatred led to the tragic massacre of thousands of men, women, and children.<\/p>\n

To commemorate this event, on August 14, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that August 14 would be observed annually as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” to honour the sufferings and sacrifices of Indians during the 1947 partition.<\/p>\n

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TDRM said, to mark this day, the Ferozepur Division of Northern Railway is hosting photographic exhibitions at 23 stations on August 14 and 15. These exhibitions cover districts across Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, with events held at key stations under the division’s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

The Ferozepur Division’s observance includes a variety of activities aimed at raising awareness and delivering messages to the public. These activities include the “Har Ghar Tiranga” rally, patriotic songs, street plays depicting the horrors of partition, video screenings showcasing the freedom struggle, honouring families of freedom fighters, and exhibitions for schoolchildren. Additional attractions include selfie corners, station decorations, and lighting arrangements.<\/p>\n

Today, the inauguration ceremonies were held at 23 railway stations within the Ferozepur Division, concluding with the singing of the national anthem. Through these photographic exhibitions, the public is learning about the tragedy of partition and the vital role that the railways played in transporting people during those challenging times.<\/p>\n

Stations Observing “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”<\/strong>
\nFerozepur Cantt, Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar City, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Tarn Taran, Nawanshahr, Fazilka, Moga, Faridkot, Palampur, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jammu Tawi, Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan, Banihal, Qazigund, Anantnag, Srinagar, Budgam, and Baramulla.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Northern Railway Ferozepur Division Observes “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” Exhibitions Organized at 23 Stations Ferozepur, August 14, 2024: Northern Railway Ferozepur Division observed ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’ and organized exhibitions at 23 railway stations in the division. On August 14, 1947, India was partitioned into two nations\u2014India and Pakistan\u2014resulting in the displacement of countless families …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ferozepuronline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}