S.P. Balasubramaniam, Shinzo Abe awarded Padma Vibhushan
4 years, 2 months ago

S.P. Balasubramaniam, Shinzo Abe awarded Padma Vibhushan

The Hindu  

Late singer and music composer S.P. Balasubramaniam, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan have been conferred India’s second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan. In the annual national honours list, singer K.S Chithra, former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Nripendra Misra, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the 10 recipients of the Padma Bhushan. The Padma Bhushan will be conferred posthumously to former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan, former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel and Shia cleric Kalbe Sadiq. Colonel B Santhosh Babu, Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar who was in Galwan as part of Operation Snow Leopard and lost his life along with 19 others in the violent clash with China’s People Liberation Army in June last year has been posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, the country’s second highest war time gallantry award.

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2025 Padma Awards: Seven get Padma Vibhushan; 19 honoured with Padma Bhushan
2 months ago

2025 Padma Awards: Seven get Padma Vibhushan; 19 honoured with Padma Bhushan

The Hindu  

The Centre announced the Padma awards 2025 on the eve of Republic Day, conferring the highest civilian honours to 139 people, including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. The Padma awards are conferred in three categories - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. Padma Vibhushan, the highest honour among the Padma awards, is conferred for …

Two Kirti Chakras, 14 Shaurya Chakras among 93 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces, CAPF personnel
2 months, 1 week ago

Two Kirti Chakras, 14 Shaurya Chakras among 93 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces, CAPF personnel

The Hindu  

The President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Droupadi Murmu has approved two Kirti Chakras, one of them posthumous, and 14 Shaurya Chakras, three of them posthumous, in a total of 93 Gallantry Awards to personnel of the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, 11 of which are posthumous, on the eve of 76th Republic Day. …

Republic Day 2025: 942 personnel awarded gallantry and service medals
2 months, 1 week ago

Republic Day 2025: 942 personnel awarded gallantry and service medals

The Hindu  

A total of 942 personnel from the Police, Fire Services, Home Guard and Civil Defence, and Correctional Services were awarded gallantry and service medals on the eve of Republic Day. Of the 101 President’s Medals for Distinguished Service, 85 have been awarded to police personnel, five to Fire Services personnel, seven to HG&CD personnel, and four to Correctional Services personnel. …

CRPF bags highest number of gallantry medals on Independence Day
7 months, 2 weeks ago

CRPF bags highest number of gallantry medals on Independence Day

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: On the eve of Independence Day 2024, President Droupadi Murmu, as Supreme Commander of the Uniformed Forces, has approved 103 gallantry awards for the Armed Forces and 213 for personnel of the Central Armed Police Forces and state police forces. The Ministry of Defence announced the following: four kirti chakras, 18 shaurya chakras, one bar to sena medal, …

Independence Day Gallantry Awards: Colonel Manpreet Singh, 3 others conferred Kirti Chakra - Check full list
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Independence Day Gallantry Awards: Colonel Manpreet Singh, 3 others conferred Kirti Chakra - Check full list

Live Mint  

Colonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in action while leading from the front in an anti-terror operation in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag last September has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Three other security forces personnel -- Rifleman Ravi Kumar, Major Malla Rama Gopal Naidu, Deputy Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Himayun Muzzammil Bhat -- …

President Murmu approves Gallantry awards on Independence Day | Check full list of honourees
7 months, 2 weeks ago

President Murmu approves Gallantry awards on Independence Day | Check full list of honourees

India TV News  

Gallantry awards: President Droupadi Murmu approved Gallantry and service medals for personnel from the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, Police, Fire Services, Home Guards, and Civil Defence on the eve of Independence Day. 103 medals to Armed Forces and CAPF President Murmu has approved 103 Gallantry awards to the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel. Gallantry and …

Republic Day gallantry awards: Full list Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra awardees
1 year, 2 months ago

Republic Day gallantry awards: Full list Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra awardees

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday announced 80 gallantry awards, including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra, for India's armed forces. Kirti Chakra is India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award after Ashok Chakra; the Shaurya Chakra is the third-highest peacetime award. Six Kirti Chakra awards were announced on Thursday, out of which three were conferred posthumously. List of Kirti Chakra Awardees …

Four J&K cops get Shaurya Chakra
1 year, 2 months ago

Four J&K cops get Shaurya Chakra

Hindustan Times  

Four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel have secured Shaurya Chkara, according to a list approved by President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday. Havildar Abdul Majid has been awarded Kirti Chakra posthumously In total, the President approved 80 gallantry awards, including six Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel Mohan …

Republic Day 2024: Top Padma honour for Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi
1 year, 2 months ago

Republic Day 2024: Top Padma honour for Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi

Hindustan Times  

Former vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, yesteryear stalwart Vyjayanthimala, Sulabh founder Bindheshwar Pathak, and Bharatnatyam exponent Padma Subrahmanyam are the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, the government announced on Thursday. Nine awardees were posthumously honoured — including Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth and India’s first woman Supreme Court judge, M Fathima Beevi who were both awarded …

Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi get Padma Vibhushan
1 year, 2 months ago

Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi get Padma Vibhushan

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The central government has conferred India's second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to former vice president Venkaiah Naidu, actors Vyjayantimala Bali and Konidela Chiranjeevi, social worker Bindeshwar Pathak and Bharat Natyam dancer Padma Subrahmanyam. Renowned art patron and philanthropist Kiran Nadar and Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa will receive the Padma Shri, India's third-highest civilian award. Among the Padma …

President Droupadi Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards to Armed Forces personnel | DETAILS
1 year, 2 months ago

President Droupadi Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards to Armed Forces personnel | DETAILS

India TV News  

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday approved 80 gallantry awards on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. The Kirti Chakra awardees are: Major Digvijay Singh Rawat of 21st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment Major Deependra Vikram Basnet from the Sikh Regiment's fourth battalion Havildar Pawan Kumar Yadav from the 21st battalion of the Mahar Regiment According to the Defence Ministry, those …

President approves 76 gallantry awards for Armed Forces, CAPF personnel
1 year, 7 months ago

President approves 76 gallantry awards for Armed Forces, CAPF personnel

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday approved the conferment of 76 Gallantry awards to armed forces and central armed police forces personnel ahead of the 77th Independence Day. This list comprises four posthumous Kirti Chakra awardees, eleven Shaurya Chakra recipients, two recipients of the Bar to Sena Medal, fifty-two Sena Medals, three Nao Sena Medals, and four Vayu Sena Medals. Indian …

Padma Awards 2023: Akhilesh receives 'Padma Vibhushan' for his late father Mulayam Singh Yadav | WATCH
1 year, 11 months ago

Padma Awards 2023: Akhilesh receives 'Padma Vibhushan' for his late father Mulayam Singh Yadav | WATCH

India TV News  

Padma Awards 2023: Former Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was today conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously by President Droupadi Murmu and the award was received by his son Akhilesh Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. He was elected 10 times to Uttar Pradesh assembly and seven times to Lok Sabha and was popularly known as 'Netaji'Mulayam Singh Yadav's …

Air Force veteran Wing Cmdr JM Nath, who took sorties in wars against Pakistan, China dies
2 years ago

Air Force veteran Wing Cmdr JM Nath, who took sorties in wars against Pakistan, China dies

India TV News  

Indian Air Force veteran Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, who flew numerous reconnaissance sorties over Tibet and Pakistan during wars in 1962 and 1965 died in Mumbai on Monday. Six decades ago, when he leapt into his Canberra, a twin-engine jet bomber fitted with cameras, and flew into Pakistan on a top secret mission, then Squadron Leader Jag Mohan Nath …

412 gallantry awards and other defence honours announced ahead of R-Day
2 years, 2 months ago

412 gallantry awards and other defence honours announced ahead of R-Day

The Hindu  

President of India Droupadi Murmu has approved 412 gallantry awards and other defence decorations to armed forces personnel and others on the eve of the 74th Republic Day. Major Shubhang and Naik Jitendra Singh will receive the Kirti Chakra while Cdr Nishant Singh from the Navy, who lost his life in a MiG-29K fighter crash, will be remembered with the …

Republic Day: 901 police personnel get medals; CRPF bags most gallantry awards
2 years, 2 months ago

Republic Day: 901 police personnel get medals; CRPF bags most gallantry awards

Hindustan Times  

The Union home ministry on Wednesday announced the names of 901 police personnel to be awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry, President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service, and Police Medal for Meritorious Service on Republic Day. As many as 140 police personnel have been awarded the gallantry award, 93 with the President's Medal for Distinguished Service while 668 will be …

Republic Day: President approves 412 Gallantry awards, other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel
2 years, 2 months ago

Republic Day: President approves 412 Gallantry awards, other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel

India TV News  

Republic Day 2023: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday approved 412 Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of the 74th Republic Day. According to a release by the Ministry of Defence, the recipients of the award this year include six Kirti Chakras, including four posthumous; 15 Shaurya Chakras, including two posthumous; one …

I-Day: 1,082 Cops Given Medals for Gallantry, J&K Highest Among States & UTs With 108 Awards
2 years, 7 months ago

I-Day: 1,082 Cops Given Medals for Gallantry, J&K Highest Among States & UTs With 108 Awards

News 18  

On the occasion of Independence Day, police personnel from Jammu and Kashmir are being awarded 108 police medals for gallantry, the most among states and union territories of the total 347 gallantry awards. Various categories of service medals, including for gallant action, have been awarded to 1,082 police personnel from CAPFs and state forces, an official statement said Sunday. Among …

Padma Awards 2022: General Bipin Rawat honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously
3 years ago

Padma Awards 2022: General Bipin Rawat honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously

Firstpost  

Rawat, who was India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, died in a helicopter crash in December last year New Delh: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in December last year, was posthumously conferred Padma Vibhushan. General Bipin Rawat, who was India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, died in a helicopter crash …

Padma Awards 2022 winners List: Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh get Padma Vibhushan; check awardees here
3 years, 2 months ago

Padma Awards 2022 winners List: Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh get Padma Vibhushan; check awardees here

Firstpost  

The Centre on Tuesday announced the recipients of the Padma Awards 2022. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh will also be conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will get Padma Bhushan and Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella and company co-founder and wife Suchitra Ella will be awarded Padma Bhushan. Govt announces …

Vir Chakra award winners in India: Vir Chakra benefits, image and eligibility
3 years, 4 months ago

Vir Chakra award winners in India: Vir Chakra benefits, image and eligibility

India Today  

A total of three awards were instituted by the parliament of India on 26th January, 1950. These awards were Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir and were deemed to be in effect from the 15th August, 1947. The Vir Chakra is a wartime gallantry award and lies third in precedence, with the Param Vir Chakra being the first, …

President awards Vir Chakra to Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed Pak F-16
3 years, 4 months ago

President awards Vir Chakra to Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed Pak F-16

Hindustan Times  

Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 jet during a dogfight over the Line of Control on February 27, 2019, was on Monday awarded Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was on Monday awarded Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at …

Balakot Hero Abhinandan Varthaman Receives Vir Chakra for Shooting Down Pak Fighter Jet
3 years, 4 months ago

Balakot Hero Abhinandan Varthaman Receives Vir Chakra for Shooting Down Pak Fighter Jet

News 18  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday received the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were also present in the Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. LIVE: President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards at Defence …

Gallantry Awards 2021: President Kovind presents Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra
3 years, 4 months ago

Gallantry Awards 2021: President Kovind presents Vir Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra

India Today  

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations in Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. LIVE: President Kovind presents Gallantry Awards at Defence Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan https://t.co/ZsKDxtJx18 — President of India November 22, 2021 Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind for his role in pushing …

J&K police awarded Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra
3 years, 7 months ago

J&K police awarded Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel who are on the forefront of fighting terrorists in Kashmir Valley have been awarded India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra, and second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra on the eve of India's 75th Independence Day. Babu Ram, ASI with Jammu & Kashmir Police, has been posthumously awarded India's highest peacetime …

J&K cop honoured posthumously with Ashoka Chakra - India's highest peacetime gallantry award
3 years, 7 months ago

J&K cop honoured posthumously with Ashoka Chakra - India's highest peacetime gallantry award

India Today  

Assistant Sub-Inspector Babu Ram and Constable Altaf Hussain Bhat of Jammu and Kashmir Police have been posthumously conferred the Ashoka Chakra and the Kirti Chakra awards, respectively, on the eve of the 75th Independence Day. “Bhat retaliated and killed the terrorist and saved the life of the protectee, but himself got severe bullet injuries and later succumbed, thus attaining martyrdom …

Three Indian Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakra for J-K counter-terror operations
4 years, 7 months ago

Three Indian Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakra for J-K counter-terror operations

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Three Indian Army personnel-- Lt Colonel Krishan Singh Rawat, Major Anil Urs and Havildar Alok Kumar Dubey -- have been conferred with the prestigious Shaurya Chakra for counter terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army personnel who courageously fought Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh, particularly in Galwan Valley, are likely to be given gallantry awards during Republic …

84 security personnel to get top gallantry awards
4 years, 7 months ago

84 security personnel to get top gallantry awards

Hindustan Times  

A Jammu and Kashmir police constable, a Special Forces officer and an Indian Air Force pilot are among the 84 security personnel whose names have been approved for top gallantry awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of Independence Day, according to a government release issued on Friday. While head constable Abdul Rashid Kalas of JKP has been …

Padma Shri for Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut, Ekta Kapoor, Adnan Sami: Bollywood says congratulations
5 years, 2 months ago

Padma Shri for Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut, Ekta Kapoor, Adnan Sami: Bollywood says congratulations

India Today  

Last night, Bollywood celebrities Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami, Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar were conferred with the Padma Shri award. pic.twitter.com/dhK075Ldod Anil Kapoor January 25, 2020 For Ekta he wrote, "Congratulations, @ektaravikapoor! pic.twitter.com/m2vxmAo7EJ Anil Kapoor January 25, 2020 Writer-director Milip congratulated Karan and wrote, "Congrats Karan!!!! @KanganaTeam pic.twitter.com/QhKBMCGaul Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari January 25, 2020 Television actor Hiten Tejwani wished Ekta …

Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously
5 years, 2 months ago

Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously

India TV News  

Former Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley have been awarded Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been awarded in the field of public affairs, while Sushma Swaraj who is former External Affairs ministers has also been awarded in the field of public affairs. The family members of Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj on Saturday thanked Prime …

73rd Independence Day 2019- Independence Day awards: Honouring India’s bravest
5 years, 7 months ago

73rd Independence Day 2019- Independence Day awards: Honouring India’s bravest

Hindustan Times  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and the pilots who dropped bombs on a terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, were picked for gallantry awards announced on Wednesday. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the third-highest wartime gallantry award for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 combat jet on February 27 The awards: Kirti Chakra It is the second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Wing Commander …

Abhinandan Varthaman to get Vir Chakra; five pilots who took part in Balakot air strike also to be awarded, says defence ministry
5 years, 7 months ago

Abhinandan Varthaman to get Vir Chakra; five pilots who took part in Balakot air strike also to be awarded, says defence ministry

Firstpost  

At least five Indian Air Force pilots — who were part of the mission to strike a Jaish-e-Mohammad camp inside Pakistan — and Minty Agarwal, a lady officer who played a key role as flight controller during the Pakistani retaliation, were also among the list of military awardees. New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed an enemy jet in …

Soldier Prakash Jadhav to be honoured with Kirti Chakra on Independence Day
5 years, 7 months ago

Soldier Prakash Jadhav to be honoured with Kirti Chakra on Independence Day

India TV News  

Soldier Prakash Jadhav, who died in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018, will be conferred with the Kirti Chakra, the third highest military honour which is awarded during peacetime. According to the officials, the Kirti Chakra will be presented posthumously to Jadhav, a sapper with the Indian Army who succumbed to bullet injuries sustained in Kulgam …

WC Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra tomorrow
5 years, 7 months ago

WC Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra tomorrow

Op India  

Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be conferred with Vir Chakra this Independence Day. Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be conferred with Vir Chakra on Independence Day. pic.twitter.com/an2fCoVNLb — ANI August 14, 2019 The India Air Force had recommended the name of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for Vir Chakra on April 21. Wing Commander Abhinandan, …

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to receive Vir Chakra on Independence Day; Yudh Seva Medal for Minty Agarwal
5 years, 7 months ago

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to receive Vir Chakra on Independence Day; Yudh Seva Medal for Minty Agarwal

Firstpost  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force officer, is to be awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 during a dogfight over the Line of Control on 27 February Ahead of India’s 73rd Independence Day, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force officer, is to be awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani …

Abhinandan to get Vir Chakra on Independence Day: Facts about India's 3rd highest gallantry award
5 years, 7 months ago

Abhinandan to get Vir Chakra on Independence Day: Facts about India's 3rd highest gallantry award

India Today  

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent some days in Pakistani custody when his MiG-21 was shot down in a fight with PAF jets a day after the February 26 Balakot airstrike, will be awarded the Vir Chakra on Independence Day i.e. Post-independence, first three gallantry awards namely the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the …

From Param Vir Chakra to Shaurya Chakra: Facts on the 6 gallantry awards of India
5 years, 7 months ago

From Param Vir Chakra to Shaurya Chakra: Facts on the 6 gallantry awards of India

India Today  

India has a total of six gallantry awards awarded to the bravest citizens of the country. Three gallantry awards were instituted on January 26, 1950 -- the Param Vir Chakra, the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra. The words 'Param Vir Chakra' is embossed both in Hindi and English on the reverse and the two versions are separated by …

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded Vir Chakra; five Mirage pilots, who carried out Balakot airstrikes, to be conferred Vayu Sena medal
5 years, 7 months ago

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded Vir Chakra; five Mirage pilots, who carried out Balakot airstrikes, to be conferred Vayu Sena medal

Firstpost  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force officer, is likely to be awarded a Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 during a dogfight over the Line of Control on 27 February, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force officer, is likely to be awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 during a dogfight …

IAF to recommend Vir Chakra for Abhinandan Varthaman, Vayu Sena Medal for pilots who bombed targets in Pakistan
5 years, 11 months ago

IAF to recommend Vir Chakra for Abhinandan Varthaman, Vayu Sena Medal for pilots who bombed targets in Pakistan

Firstpost  

The posting order of Abhinandan Varthaman has been issued and he would soon be moving out of the Srinagar air base to his new place of posting, government sources said. New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is recommending Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for the wartime gallantry medal Vir Chakra for shooting down an F-16 in aerial conflict with Pakistan. While …

IAF to recommend Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman for Vir Chakra
5 years, 11 months ago

IAF to recommend Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman for Vir Chakra

India TV News  

IAF to recommend Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman for Vir Chakra Abhinandan is the only pilot in the world to have shot down an F-16 combat aircraft from his vintage MiG-21 Bison aircraft on February 27 during aerial conflict with Pakistan. The India Air Force is mulling to recommend Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistan F-16 fighter jet …

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami seeks Param Vir Chakra for IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman
6 years ago

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami seeks Param Vir Chakra for IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Firstpost  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Param Vir Chakra, the country’s highest military honour, on Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after a dogfight in the skies and released later. “Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman displayed amazing poise and confidence in the face of adverse conditions, which has won him many …

Army Chief Rawat among 19 awarded PVSM, 2 army men conferred with Kirti Chakra
6 years, 2 months ago

Army Chief Rawat among 19 awarded PVSM, 2 army men conferred with Kirti Chakra

ABP News  

New Delhi: Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat is among 19 senior army officials who have conferred the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, the highest military medal awarded in recognition of peace-time services not relating to gallantry. The defence ministry also announced Kirti Chakra -- India's second highest peacetime gallantry award -- for Major Tushar Gauba from the Jat Regiment and Sowar …

Jawan who killed Hizbul militant to be awarded Shaurya Chakra
6 years, 7 months ago

Jawan who killed Hizbul militant to be awarded Shaurya Chakra

Hindustan Times  

Rifleman Aurangzeb, who was part of an Army squad that killed Hizbul Mujahideen militant Sameer Tiger in April, will be awarded India’s third highest peacetime gallantry award — Shaurya Chakra — on Independence Day, along with Major Aditya Kumar and the six-woman naval crew that made history by circumnavigating the globe. The 131 awards, approved by President Ram Nath Kovind, …

Defence Ministry doubles allowances for gallantry awardees from August onwards
7 years, 3 months ago

Defence Ministry doubles allowances for gallantry awardees from August onwards

Firstpost  

The expenditure on this account will be borne under relevant heads of the Defence Services Estimates, the Ministry said. New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has doubled the monthly allowances for Gallantry Award winners, including for those who won the awards before Independence, official sources said on Wednesday. The monthly allowance for post-independence Param Vir Chakra awardees will now be Rs …

Army Special Forces jawans who carried out surgical strikes across LoC honoured with gallantry awards
8 years, 2 months ago

Army Special Forces jawans who carried out surgical strikes across LoC honoured with gallantry awards

India TV News  

Nineteen soldiers of the 4 and 9 Para, the special forces's units which undertook the cross-border surgical strike across the Line of Control in September last year, have been awarded gallantry medals including a Kirti Chakra while their commanding officers have been given Yudh Sewa Medal. Commanding Officers of 4 & 9 Para Special Forces have been conferred with the …

Major Mukund Varadarajan, Naik Neeraj Kumar awarded Ashoka Chakra posthumously
10 years, 2 months ago

Major Mukund Varadarajan, Naik Neeraj Kumar awarded Ashoka Chakra posthumously

Firstpost  

Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh will be posthumously awarded the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, at the Republic Day parade. New Delhi: Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh were posthumously awarded the nation’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashoka Chakra, at the Republic Day parade on Monday. Varadarajan, while leading an anti-terrorist …

Major Varadarajan to get Ashoka Chakra posthumously, President approves 55 gallantry awards
10 years, 7 months ago

Major Varadarajan to get Ashoka Chakra posthumously, President approves 55 gallantry awards

India TV News  

New Delhi: India's highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka Chakra will be conferred on Major Mukund Varadarajan posthumously, the defence ministry has said. The officer from the 44th battalion of Rashtriya Rifles laid down his life in a gun battle after killing three Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year.The release said Varadarajan laid down his life while …

Navdeep Singh to be decorated with Ashok Chakra posthumously
13 years, 2 months ago

Navdeep Singh to be decorated with Ashok Chakra posthumously

The Hindu  

Lieutenant Navdeep Singh of the Army who killed four terrorists before laying down his life in Jammu and Kashmir will be awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award posthumously on Republic Day. Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria of Grenadiers regiment, also posted in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir will be decorated posthumously with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime …

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