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The '''Clock Tower''' (lit. 'Ghanta Ghar') is a structure located in [[Lal Chowk]], [[Srinagar]]. It was constructed by [[Bajaj Electricals]] in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganai|first=Naseer|date=January 17, 201|title=A 'minor' symbol of nationalism in Srinagar|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/clock-tower-at-lal-chowk-srinagar-126828-2011-01-17|access-date=2021-01-10|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|authors=ANI|date=7 August 2021|title=Clock Tower at Srinagar's Lal Chowk illuminated in tricolour|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/clock-tower-at-srinagars-lal-chowk-illuminated-in-tricolour/articleshow/85121553.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The Times of India}}</ref> In 1990 separatists had dared anyone to try and raise the flag of India at Lal Chowk. The [[National Security Guard|National Security Guards]] took up the challenge and raised the flag.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite news|author=Nandal|first=Randeep Singh|date=26 January 2011|title=All eyes on other R-Day march to Lal Chowk|work=The Times of India|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/india/28358523_1_national-flag-indian-flag-tricolour|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104125925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/india/28358523_1_national-flag-indian-flag-tricolour|archive-date=4 November 2012}}</ref> The clock tower gained political significance in 1992, when the then [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] president, [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], hoisted the [[Flag of India|Indian flag]] on top of the tower on [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]].<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/for-5-years-he-unfurled-the-tricolour-at-lal-chowk/742246/ For 5 years, he unfurled the Tricolour at Lal Chowk]</ref><ref>[http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/coffee-break/lal-chowk-to-lalan-college-modi-mocks-new-delhi.html LAL CHOWK TO LALAN COLLEGE, MODI MOCKS NEW DELHI]</ref> Joshi hoisted the flag in the company of [[Indian Army|Indian troops]]. Since then, the Indian [[Border Security Force]] and [[Central Reserve Police Force]] undertook the hoisting ceremony until 2009, when they announced that continuing the ritual was unnecessary because the tower "had no political significance".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fazili|first=Ehsan|date=25 January 2016|title=When BJP chief Joshi unfurled national flag at Lal Chowk|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/when-bjp-chief-joshi-unfurled-national-flag-at-lal-chowk-188066|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-09|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> Following this, official ceremonies were held at the nearby [[Bakshi Stadium]] in [[Srinagar]] on [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] and [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]. In August 2021, ahead of India's 75th Independence Day celebration, the clock tower was illuminated in Tricolour and new clocks were installed by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation.

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