VEER JAWAN FUND - Reach deep into your hearts and send cheques, drafts or moneyorders in favour of
"ARMY CENTRAL WELFARE FUND", C/o Dy Director (CW-8), Adjutant General's Branch, Army HQ, Room No. 76, West Block-III, RK Puram, New Delhi - 110066 Or "IAF CENTRAL WARFARE FUND", C/o The Director, Non- Public Fund, GIS Building, Subroto Park, New Delhi-110010 Or "INDIAN NAVAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION", C/o Secretary, Indian Naval Benevolent Association, Naval HQ, Room No. 124/A Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ Post Office, New Delhi-110011

Once again India's armed forces are engaged in a valiant struggle to rebuff aggression. Their courage is indomitable. They fight against the heaviest of odds, they get wounded and some make the supreme sacrifice so that India's borders remain secure and her honour intact. The debt of gratitude the nation ows them cannot be calculated. There are however, modest ways to repay some of it. One is to demonstrate our solidarity with the families which have been bereaved. Time and again in the past, The Times Group has taken the initiative to mobilise support for the victims of wars and natural catastrophes. Now, it has decided to set up a fund for the Kargil Heroes. Cheques/ Drafts should be addressed in the name of "THE TIMES OF INDIA RELIEF FUND", 7, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110002. The funds will be disbursed to needy families which have lost their dear ones in fighting along the Line of Control as may be decided by the trustees. Every contribution over Rs 2,000 will be acknowledged in the columns of The Times of India. The Times Group is making an initial contribution of Rs 5 lakh to the fund.

Some of the brave sons of India have laid down their lives fighting to protect the sovereignity of our motherland, leaving their wives widowed, children orphaned and families bereaved. Now it's for the rest of the nation to do its duty to the jawans. The Hindustan Times Group through their Trust have set up a benevolent fund to help the families of the valiant heroes who lost their lives for the cause of the nation. We invite individuals, industrial organisations and commercial houses to donate generously to the fund. The first initiative in this respect is being taken by The Hindustan Times Group by way of a contribution of Rs 5 lakh. All contributions above Rs 1000/- will be acknowledged in the columns of The Hindustan Times. Cheques/drafts should be addressed to "HINDUSTAN BENEVOLENT TRUST" and sent to the Company Secretary, The Hindustan Times Ltd., 18-20 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001

It is lonely out there. Even lonelier when you can't be in touch with your family. However it is time to tell our soldiers that they are not alone. You are with them. As is The Indian Express and Iridium. 10 satellite phones are being provided at the battlefront and the Front-To-Family Fund will pay for airtime, besides buying more satellite phones for the Army. That's where you come in. Your cheque should favour "The Indian Express Citizens Relief Fund for Front-To-Family Fund" and can be sent to The Company Secretary, Indian Express Newspapers(Bombay) Ltd., Express Towers, 2nd Floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400021. So go ahead. Let's prove to our soldiers that our concern for them isn't all talk.

A new canto of the epic of freedom is being written in blood on Himalayan heights in and around Kargil. Soldierly sacrifice is stirring millions of hearts which are empathising with the fearless brave and their families. We respect their wish and appeal to them to send crossed cheques/drafts favouring "ARMY CENTRAL WELFARE FUND" to The Tribune Office, sector 29-C, Chandigarh who will forward these to the Army Headquarters, New Delhi. The names of the donors, who contribute Rs 100 and above, will be published in The Tribune group of newspapers, remembering the words of Soren Kierkegaard : "The tyrant dies and his rule ends; the martyr dies and his rule begins.

India is a peace loving nation. But that should not be seen as its weakness. We are capable enough to teach a lesson or two to the enemy. Kargil Operation is going on. Our brave soldiers are fighting with the enemy. Arms and ammunition is needed, for which money is also needed. Please contribute generously in Prime Minister Relief Fund(Shakti). Send all your donations through bank drafts or moneyorders favouring "PRIME MINISTER RELIEF FUND (SHAKTI), NEW DELHI" to Hind Samachar Patra Group, Civil Lines, Jalandhar. Cash will be accepted from 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM only at Jalandhar office.

Once again India's gallant sons have laid down their lives, in the line of duty. their families have sacrificed a dear one at the altar of Mother India. We, as Indians, are truly proud of them. we share in the tragedy and trauma that their near and dear ones have suffered. while their loss can never be measured or compensated, we as brothers and sisters owe much to them and have a duty towards them. Let us salute these brave sons of India and spare a thought for their families. Let us stand by them in their dismal hour and give them all the support we can. Let us share their loss by giving them our complete moral support. Let us help them overcome their tragedy and trauma. Let us contribute our mite. Each drop of blood our brothers have shed in the battlefield to defend mother India is worth more than all our earthy possesions. We appeal to all individuals, organizations, corporate bodies and the business community to be generous towards this noble cause. Send in your cheques/drafts in favour of "BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAWAN A/C SHAHEED PARIVAR RAKSHA NIDHI ", Munshi Sadan, Kulpati K.M. Munshi Marg, Chowpatty, Mumbai - 400007

Our soldiers are braving enemy and terrain to safeguard our lives. Contribute to the cause at Kargil. All you have to do is draw out a cheque on any bank in favour of "ICICI BANK A/C ARMY CENTRAL WELFARE FUND" and drop it at your nearest ICICI Bank branch. Please write your name and address on the reverse of the cheque.

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited has launched a scheme of promoting contributions to the National Defence Fund by issuing free internet accounts of 25 hours for every Rs 5000 contributed to the Fund. An amount of Rs 15 lakhs has been collected over a period of three days since the scheme was launched. The scheme will remain open till August 31, 1999.