Kathmandu, Jan. 20: A 501-member main celebration committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Keshav Sthapith to observe the martyrs week from February 24 to 30 by organising various programmes on the occasion of martyrs day.

The committee has office bearers of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur ddcs, office bearers of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, Bhaktapur, and Madhyapur Thimi and Kirtipur Municipalities, the representatives of the Royal Nepalese Army, Nepal Police, Nepal Scout, district education offices, district administration offices, various newspapers, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and political parties and other individuals.

According to the programme, tributes will be paid to Shukraraj Shastri at Teku Pachali where he attained martyrdom on Feb. 24, Dharmabhakta at Siphal where he attained martyrdom on Feb. 27, and Gangalal and Dasharath Chand at Bishnumati and Shobhabhagawati where they attained martyrdom respectively on Feb. 29.

Similarly, on Feb. 30, a morning procession will be taken out from the martyrs memorial carrying portraits of His late Majesty King Tribhuwan and the martyrs before converging at the Martyr’s Memorial in Lainchaur for paying tributes.

At midday on the same day cannons will be fired and all vehicles will be called to stay off the road for one minute to observe silence.

A five-member permanent committee has been also formed under the convenorship of the mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City with the deputy mayor, the executive officer, Bhuwan Lal Pradhan and Harikrishna Shrestha as members to observe the martyrs’ week every year in a lively manner.