Gallantry Awards

69th Republic Day: Ram Nath Kovind approves 390 gallantry awards for armed forces personnel

Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved 390 gallantry awards and other Defence decorations for the Armed Forces personnel and others on the 69th Republic Day

Bipin Rawat asks HRD ministry to make book on highest gallantry awards recipients part of school curricula

Bipin Rawat said the army has asked the HRD ministry to include a book on heroic achievements of the highest gallantry awards recipients in the school curricula.

948 police and paramilitary personnel awarded gallantry medals on eve of Independence Day

A total of 948 central and state forces police personnel were on Sunday awarded gallantry and other service medals on the eve of Independence Day.

Govt to confer gallantry awards on security personnel killed in Sukma, says Rajnath Singh

Government has decided to confer gallantry awards on the security personnel who sacrificed their lives in the recent Naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh and said it would also extend benefits to their kin.

Colonel who received gallantry award on Republic Day killed in J&K encounter

A commanding officer, who had only on Monday won a military medal, was killed while battling a group of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in Kashmir's Pulwama district.

26/11 attack: HC issues notice to Centre over gallantry awards to officers

The notice was issued by a bench headed by Justice P V Hardas which asked the ministry to file a reply by 20 January.