Shaurya Chakra

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

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.

Teen conferred Shaurya Chakra for fighting militants who attacked his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

President Ram Nath Kovind awarded Shaurya Chakra to 16-year-old Irfan Ramzan Sheikh for fighting militants who attacked his residence in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir

Slain IAF commando Jyoti Prakash Nirala posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra for role in Kashmir encounter

Jyoti Prakash Nirala, an Indian Air Force Garud commando who laid down his life while gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, was on Thursday posthumously conferred with the Ashok Chakra

Defence Ministry doubles allowances for gallantry awardees from August onwards

The expenditure on this account will be borne under relevant heads of the Defence Services Estimates, the Ministry said.

Pathankot attack martyr Lt Col Niranjan to be honoured with Shaurya Chakra

Lt Col Niranjan E K, head of NSG's bomb disposal unit who was killed while sanitising a terrorist's body during the Pathankot air base terror attack in January, has been honoured with the Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry medal of the country, on the eve of the 70th Independence Day

Rail Budget 2013: Martyrs' parents get card passes

The gesture is a form of gratitude towards the sacrifice made by the martyrs from the Indian Railways.