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26 Mar 2022

23 army personnel honoured with gallantry, distinguished services award

23 Indian Army officers and personnel of other ranks were honoured with gallantry and distinguished services. 14 Sena Medals (Gallantry), one Yudh Seva Medal, four Sena Medal (Distinguished) and five Vishisht Seva Medals were presented. The awardees included 15 officers, three Junior Commissioned Officers and six personnel of other ranks.

Indian Coast Guard

09 Oct 2021

Rajnath Singh hails Coast Guard for maintaining maritime peace, saving lives

A total of 21 awards, including three President’s Tatrakshak were presented during the ceremony The medals were in recognition of the selfless devotion, exemplary courage of the ICG personnel

Independence Day

14 Aug 2020

President approves gallantry award for defence personnel; 4 get Shaurya Chakra

President Ram Nath Kovind approved gallantry awards for defence personnel, including Shaurya Chakra to three from the Army for counter-terrorist operations in J&K. On the eve of Independence Day, the defence ministry said on Friday. Wing Commander Vishak Nair from the Indian Air Force was also awarded the Shaurya Chakra.

30 Oct 2019

IAF recommends gallantry awards for 6 personnel killed in fire chopper crash

The helicopter Mi-17 V5, which was hit by an Indian missile, was being flown by squadron leader Siddharth Vashisht with other pilot squadron leader Ninad Mandvgane along with other crew including Kumar Pandey, sergeant Vikrant Sehrawat, corporals Deepak Pandey and Pankaj Kumar.

73rd Independence Day

15 Aug 2019

Independence Day: Bravehearts of Army honoured with Gallantry Awards

Indian Army’s Sapper Prakash Jadhav of 1 Rashtriya Rifles (Mahar) will be conferred Kirti Chakra (posthumously) for his gallant role in operation in Jammu and Kashmir. Eight Army personnel will also be conferred Shaurya Chakra, five of them posthumously.

Independence Day

14 Aug 2019

India honours its bravehearts with gallantry awards on 73rd Independence Day

On the eve of 73rd Independence Day, President Ram Nath Kovind had approved 132 gallantry awards to armed forces personnel and members of paramilitary forces including third highest gallantry award - Vir Chakra - for IAF's Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a PAF F-16 during the dogfight on February 27.

14 Aug 2019

73rd Independence Day: Full list of gallantry award winners

Indian Army’s Sapper Prakash Jadhav of 1 Rashtriya Rifles (Mahar) will be conferred Kirti Chakra (posthumously) for his gallant role in an operation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ram Nath Kovind

14 Mar 2019

President presents Gallantry Awards, other service decorations: Full list

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman were present on the occasion.

25 Jan 2019

DNA analysis on Martyrs to get Gallantry awards

The DNA segment brings to you about the names of the Martyrs to get Gallantry awards this year

Param Vir Chakra

15 Jan 2019

India's bravest: 21 Param Vir Chakra winners and tale of their heroism

As India marks its 71st Army Day on Tuesday, the country also remembers the bravehearts who not just fought for the motherland but even laid their lives in the line of duty.

09 Oct 2018

IAF's 'Garud' unit bags 6 gallantry awards for anti-terror ops in Kashmir

The unit also received the prestigious Air Force Chief's citation.

23 Apr 2018

Prez confers 3 Kirti Chakras, 13 Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented gallantry awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony.

Ram Nath Kovind

28 Mar 2018

President presents Gallantry Awards, Distinguished Service Decorations - Pics

Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra were posthumously conferred on Major David Manlun and Major Satish Dahiya, who lost their lives while fighting with militants in Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir.

Gallantry awards

15 Aug 2017

Gallantry awards to armed forces and paramilitary personnel: Full List

The President on Monday approved 112 gallantry awards to armed forces and paramilitary personnel.

Gallantry awards

15 Aug 2017

Five Kirti Chakras among 112 gallantry awards conferred on armed forces heroes on I-Day

The president has also approved “Mention-in-Despatches” to 40 army and air personnel for their significant contributions to military operations.

President of India

20 Mar 2017

President honours surgical strike heroes with gallantry awards

Major Rohit Suri of the Parachute Regiment was conferred the second highest peacetime gallantry award Kirti Chakra by President Pranab Mukherjee here on Monday for successfully leading the army team that carried out cross-border surgical strike last year.

25 Jan 2017

Special Forces personnel of surgical strikes conferred gallantry awards

A total of 23 soldiers from Indian Army's Special Forces that went across the border for the surgical strike have been awarded gallantry medals, including a Kirti Chakra, on occasion of the 68th Republic Day.

15 Jan 2017

#ArmyDay: Siachen braveheart Hanamanthappa Koppad honoured with Sena Medal

Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who died after he was miraculously rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow following an avalanche that hit his post in Siachen Glacier, was on Sunday awarded the Sena Medal.

14 Aug 2016

Three BSF jawans get gallantry for retaliating Pak ceasefire violation

BSF was raised in 1965 and is tasked with guarding the two sensitive Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Gallantry awards

26 Jan 2016

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously conferred Ashok Chakra

President Pranab Mukherjee has approved awards of 365 gallantry and other defence decorations to the armed forces personnel and others on the eve of the 67th Republic Day Celebrations.

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