CM,Ashok Chavan, honours martyrs, kin to get pension

Silencing opponents who have been using the Samyukta Maharashtra Movement to bolster their own political profiles, chief minister Ashok Chavan today said he would consider pensions for the relatives of the 106 martyrs who died for the cause of a unified state.Earlier, Maharashtra Day celebrations started on a sombre note. There were no ostentatious displays; leaders paid tributes to the martyrs by showering flower petals on the Hutatma memorial. Governor K Sankaranarayanan and chief minister…