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494 armed forces personnel selected for awards
New Delhi, January 25 A total of 494 armed forces personnel have been awarded gallantry and distinguished service awards by the President as part of the Republic Day honours. The list of decorations also includes 28 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 5 Bars to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 42 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, 1 Bar to Shaurya Chakra, 5 Bars to Sena Medal (Gallantry), 175 Sena Medals, 4 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), 1 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 2 Bars to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 50 Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 8 Nao Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 1 Bar to Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 13 Vayu Sena Medals (Devotion to Duty), 5 Bars to Vishisht Seval Medal and 118 Vishisht Seva Medals. The Kirti Chakra awardees are: Havildar Rudal Prasad, Naik Tarlok Singh and Commando Surjan Singh. The Bar to Shaurya Chakra awardee: Major Sukhmeet Singh. The Shaurya Chakra awardees: Major M. Sri Kumar, Maj Manpreet Singh Bains, Major D. Seshasai Murthy, Major T.P.S. Sohal (Posthumously), Major C.S. Sharma, Lieut Gaurav Singh, Subedar Fuman Singh (Posthumously), Hav Preet Singh, Havildar Gurcharan Singh, Havildar Jaipal Singh (Posthumously), Naik Man Bahadur Chhetri, Sepoy Rajinder Kumar (Posthumously), Sepoy Joginder Singh, Grenadier B. Karwasra (Posthumously), Paratrooper Satpal Singh, Sower Makhan Singh (Posthumously), Lieut Cdr N.S. K Trichnapalli, Leading Hand (Nursing) Mahesh Pal and Capt Rajesh Sharma. The Yuddh Seva Medal awardees: Major Gen Sudhir Sharma, Brig Ashok Kumar Duggal, Brig Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Brig Vijay Singh Sukhdial, Brig Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia, Brig R.E. Williams, Brig P.K. Trivikram, Col V.K. Mahajan, Col Diljit Singh, Col Ranbir Singh and Lieut Col Sunder Singh. The PVSM awardees: Lieut -Gen Tejinder Jit Singh, Lieut-Gen A. Natarajan, Lieut Gen Prakash Suri, Lieut-Gen D.P. Sehgal, Lieut-Gen B.N. Shahi, Lieut-Gen S.S. Chahal, Lieut-Gen B.M. Kapur, Lieut-Gen Kamleshwar Davar, Lieut-Gen D.S. Chauhan, Lieut-Gen Mahesh Vij, Lieut-Gen R.K. Mehta, Lieut-Gen Naresh Chand, Lieut-Gen Hari Uniyal, Lieut-Gen Bhopinder Singh, Lieut-Gen Ashok Chaki, Lieut-Gen P.P.S. Bindra, Lieut-Gen V.K. Dua, Lieut-Gen Narayan Chatterjee, Lieut-Gen R.L. Magotra, Vice-Admiral O.P. Bansal, Vice-Admiral Pravesh Jaitly, Vice-Admiral Yashwant Prasad, Air Marshal A.R. Ghandhi, Air Marshal D.C. Nigam, Air Marshal S.K.R. Dham, Air Marshal S.P. Tyagi, Air Marshal A.K. Goel and Air Marshal V.A. Patkar. The Bar to AVSM awardees: Major-Gen Amrik Singh Bahia, Major-Gen Madan Gopal, Major-Gen M.C. Nanjappa and Lieut-Gen S.P. Kalra. The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Awardees: Lieut-Gen J.L. Sharma, Lieut-Gen Kapil Vij, Lieut-Gen Arvind Kumar, Major-Gen Jitendra Singh, Major-Gen Purshottam Vig, Major-Gen V.K. Bhaskar, Major-Gen Avinash Kesheo, Major-Gen P.K. Chibber, Major-Gen Manmohan Bhardwaj, Major-Gen Rajinder Nath, Major-Gen Arvind Sharma, Major-Gen V.C. Jain, Major-Gen S. Pattabhiraman, Major-Gen A.S. Bajwa, Major-Gen A.S. Bhagat, Major-Gen Arvind Mahajan, Major-Gen R.S. Jamwal, Major-Gen Kuldip Chandra, Major-Gen Amrik Singh, Major-Gen B. Sadananda, Major-Gen Ashim Chakravarti, Lieut-Gen P.P.S Bhandari, Rear Admiral P.S. Byce, Rear Admiral P.P.S. Bhandari, Rear Admiral S. Madhavan, Rear Admiral V.S. Mathur, Surgeon Rear Admiral V.K. Singh, Commodore Thayi Hari, Commodore Arun Kumar, Air Marshal R.K. Gupta, AVM R.K. Batha, AVM B.A.K. Shetty, AVM S.S. Lahiri, AVM Ambrish Kumar, Air Commodore S.N. Bal, Air Commodore P.P. Rajkumar, Air Commodore Pradeep Kumar, Air Commodore Rishi Pal Singh, Air Commodore N.V. Tyagi, Air Commodore N.A.K. Browne and Group Captain Nirbhay Kumar Jain. The Bar to Sena Medal (Gallantry) awardees: Major Kulvir Singh, Capt M.V. Nalwade, Subedar Swaran Singh, Naib Subedar Bahadur Singh, Havildar Balaram Pradhan. The Sena Medal (Gallantry) awardees: Col L.K. Pandey, Lieut-Col N.S. Parmar, Major P. Kotnala, Major Virinder Singh, Major Gautam Sehgal, Major U.K. Yadav, Major Deepak Bakshi, Major Rajesh Kumar, Major Gurjeet Singh Sandhu, Maj S.K. Dash, Major P.N. Prasannan, Major Rajesh Bhaskar, Major Ajay Katoch, Major D.C.S. Kanyal, Major U.S. Anand, Major A.K. Ghildiyal, Major R.B.V. Mukkundi, Major K.S. Gill, Major Gaurav Mishra, Major Prithwish Saha, Major C.S. Vardhan, Major Dhirender Malik, Major Sanjay Singh, Capt Amit Nautiyal, Capt S.S. Mulka, Capt Prashant Kapoor, Capt Rahul Harchand, Capt A. Bandyopadhyay (Posthumously), Capt B.S. Sikarwar (Posthumously), Capt Ashish Nagaich, Capt Tarun Kala, Capt Anurag Shukla, Capt Satnam Singh, Capt Ashish Krishna, Lieut Aditya Kanwal, Lieut Vishal Gaurav, Lieut Ankur Sharma, Lieut P.K. Mishra, Lieut P.A. Mathew, Lieut Hitender Parti, Lieut Anjeet Ohri, Lieut P.S. Bisht, Lieut Manoj Pathania, Lieut-Gen N.B. Singh, Lieut Mahesh Kumar, Lieut R.S. Nehra, Dy Commodore Kartar Singh, Asst Commander Sumer Singh, Subedar Lekh Ram, Subedar Jaswant Singh, Subedar D.R. Verma, Subdear Madan Singh (Posthumously), Subedar Ganesh Singh, Subedar Rup Singh, Subedar M.K. Singh, Subedar J.B. Rana, Subedar D.B. Limbu, Naib Subedar B.S. Rana, Naib Subedar T.S. Prabhakarrao, Naib Subedar Dhunda Singh, Naib Subedar Surjit Singh, Naib Subedar Kulbir Singh, Naib Subedar Ram Singh, Naib Subedar Dil Shad, Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh, Naib Subedar Sabar Singh, Naib Subedar G.B. Thapa, Company Havildar Major Gurmit Singh, Company Havildar Major Harjit Singh, Havildar Mahendra Sangma, Havildar Santosh Kumar, Havildar K.M. Annasaheb, Havildar V.S. Rathi, Havildar Dalwinder Singh, Havildar Jagdish Singh (Posthumously), Havildar Surat Singh, Havildar Dilbag Singh (Posthumously), Havildar D.P. Pun, Havildar R.K. Sharma, Havildar M.N. Hajam, Havildar Pawinder Kumar, Havildar P.N. Ghinaji, Havildar A.K. Rana, Havildar Harjeet Singh, Havildar Devendra Singh, Naik Sukhbir Singh, Naik Malook Singh, Naik David Raj, Naik Dinesh Kumar, Naik Mohammad Saleem, Naik Mohammad Taukeed, Naik Vinod Singh, Naik J.P. Singh, Naik Tej Kumar, Naik Vijay Pal, Naik Bhram Pal Singh, Naik Satpal Singh, Naik Daljit Singh, Naik Surinder Singh, Naik Balam Singh, Naik Beer Singh, Naik Surendra Singh, Naik Ramesh Puri, Naik Pardeep Singh, Naik Kundan Singh Verma, Naik Harlal Singh, Naik A. Shrikrishna, Naik Chamal Lal (Posthumously), Naik Surjeet Sharma, Naik Satpaul, Naik Bhagwan Singh (Posthumously), Lance Naik Pargat Singh, Lance Naik Hoshiyar Chand, Lance Naik Parveen Kumar, Lance Naik Gangadhar, Lance Naik Sukhdev, Lance Naik Rajesh Kumar, Lance Naik Ranjit Singh, Lance Naik Buggar Singh, Lance Naik Gurjit Singh, Lance Naik Harjit Singh, Lance Naik A.K. Sharma, Lance Naik Ravinder Singh, Lance Naik Rajendra Giri, Lance Naik Diwan Singh, Lance Naik M.A. Ganie (Posthumously), Lance Naik M.A. Dar (Posthumously), Lance Naik R.G. Vishram, Lance Naik M.C. Kuniyal, Lance Naik P.S. Rawat, Sepoy Jaswant Singh, Sepoy Palwinder Singh, Sepoy Sanjay Kumar (Posthumously), Sepoy Yash Paul, Sepoy Balbir Kumar, Sepoy M.M. Raja, Sepoy Sreejith M, Sepoy Muthu Raja M, Sepoy R.M. Revannath, Sepoy S M Mahibub, Sepoy Bhupender Singh, Sepoy Jagwant Singh, Sepoy Sukhchain Singh (Posthumously), Sepoy Mehar Singh, Sepoy Joginder Singh, Sepoy Gurdeep Singh, Sepoy Kulwinder Singh (Posthumously), Sepoy Raj Kumar, Sepoy G.S. Chauhan, Sepoy Vinod Kumar, Sepoy R. Hansda, Sepoy Vimerha, Sepoy Sawarn Singh, Rfm B.K. Behera, Rfm Malwinder Singh, Rfm Bhawani Singh, Rfm Surendra Singh, Rfm Jaya Singh, Rfm Gajendra Singh, Rfm Virender Singh, Rfm Mohammad Rafiq Wan, Rfm Ishaq Ahmed, Gdr M R. Budania (Posthumously), Gdr B.S. Chaudhary (Posthumously), Gunner J.M. Ramchandra, Gunner Vinod Kumar, Gunner Raghuvir Singh (Posthumously), Gunner P.K. Jha, Signalman Govind Singh, Paratrooper Balkar Singh, Paratrooper Kamal Kishore, Paratrooper K.M. Ganpati, Paratrooper Sarwan Kumar, Paratrooper P.K. Thapa and Lance Dafedar Thoru Singh. The Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry) awardees: Commander Rajesh Sarin, Lieut Commander Mukul Chaturvedi, Lieut Commander S Patwardhan and Ranveer Singh. The Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) awardees: Wing Commander Rajesh Kumar. The Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to duty) awardees: Col K.A. Mohan and Major Ajoy Mukherjee. The Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) awardees: Major-Gen Zameer Uddin Shah, Major-Gen S.V. Thapliyal, Major-Gen Rajindra Kumar Kaushal, Brig Rabindar Singh Sidhu, Brig Shankar Ranjan Ghosh, Brig Surinder Pal Singh Dhaliwal, Brig Vinay Sharma, Brig Gagan Deep Bakshi, Brig Bikram Singh, Brig Udaykumar Wamanrao Deshmukh, Col Varinder Singh, Col Barunava Sarker, Col Gurmeet Singh Baidwan, Col Devender Paul Vats, Col Ajay Kumar, Col Anil Khosla, Col Surendra Singh Panwar, Col Anup Krishyan Dhar, Col C Ramachandran, Col Deepak Dhanda, Col Cherish Mathson, Col Manoj Mukund Naravane, Col Sanjay Kumar Jha, Col Gurpratap Singh Dhillon, Col Vinod Raizada, Col Rajesh Sahai, Col Shambhoo Singh Deora, Col Jaswinder Singh Suraj, Col Parmvir Singh, Lieut-Col Nalin Kumar Bhatia, Lieut-Col Jitendra Kumar Singh Parihar, Lieut Col Parminder Singh, Major Ganesan Muthu Kumar, Major B.L. Krishna Kishore, Major Pradeep Bist, Major Surendra Kumar Baliwal, Major Ajay Singh Pundir, Major Jaweed Ahmed Mir, Capt Deepak Kumar Nayak, Capt Deepak Anand, Capt Rajesh Bhardwaj, Capt Shailendra Kumar Sonakiya, Lieut Vikrant Tyagi, Subedar Fateh Singh, Subedar Marimuthu Gouthaman, Naib Subedar Ramanand, Havildar Som Bahadur Pun, Havildar Jetepalli Delhi Prasad and Lance Naik Madan Mohan. The Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) awardees: Cmde Aspi Dhunjishaw Marker, Cmde Vijai Singh Chaudhari, Capt Srikant Laxmikant Deshmukh, Acting Capt Subramanian Nedunchezian, Commander Dushyant Singh Chouhan, Com V.V.S. Raju, Lieut-CDR (SDH) K.L. Rao and Arvind Kumar Sharma. The Bar to Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) Awardee: Wing Commander Raghunath Nambiar. The Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) awardees: Group Capt Madhusudan Banerjee, Group Capt Subramanya Sukumar, Group Capt Rana Biswas, Wing Commander Neeraj Yadav, Wing Commander Sanjeev Narayan Deshpande, Wing Commander Tarun Banerjee, Wing Commander Amit Tiwari, Wing Commander Vipin Indira Padmanabhan, Wing Commander T.P.D. Joseph, Wing Commander Shreesh Mohan, Wing Commander Anil Tiwari, Sqn Ldr Biswanath Kar and Flight Lieut Vishal Gupta. The Bar to Vishisht Seva Medal awardees: Major-Gen Vijay Kumar Chopra, Major-Gen Manmohan Singh Baidwan, Brig Govind Gopal Dwivedi, Brig Paramjit Singh and Col Syed Ata Hasnain. The Vishisht Seva Mendal awardees: Major-Gen Madhav Arren, Major-Gen Ashok Kumar Vasudev, Major-Gen Bhopinder Singh, Major-Gen Chander Mohan Logani, Major-Gen Subhas Bindra, Major-Gen Kulbhushan Kapoor, Major-Gen Noel Prem Kumar, Major Gen Mohan Singh Moorjani, Major-Gen Arun Dinshaw Nargolwala, Major-Gen Dipak Mukherjee, Major-Gen Mohan Pande, Major-Gen Jayanta Kumar Mohanty, Major-Gen Anil Kumar Mehra, Major-Gen Brij Mohan Talwar, Brig Kiron Kishore Kohli, Brig Gulshan Kumar Nischol, Brig Abhradhwaj Parmar, Brig Bhaskar Jyoti Gupta, Brig Ranbir Kumar Chhabra, Brig Rajeshwar Dutt Sharma, Brig Parvinder Singh, Brig Amarjit Singh Lamba, Brig Bharat Singh Sisodia, Brig Rajinder Singh Sujlana, Brig Prandhar Gaur, Brig Devinder Chand Katoch, Brig Kanwar Maharaj Singh Sheggicl, Brig Bhupinder Singh Ghotra, Brig Baldev Singh, Brig Harbir Singh Sandhu, Brig Prakash Menon, Brig Anand Mohan Verma, Brig Anil Kumar Gulati, Brig Virender Kumar Bhutani, Brig Jagdish Singh Varma, Brig Eppen Jacob Kochekkan, Brig Susanta Kumar Choudhury, Brig Punita Arora, Brig Ved Prakash Dhand, Brig Govind Prasad Barthwal, Brig Narayan Mahanty, Col Surinder Sharma, Col Sukhdip Singh Bhatia, Col Vijay Kumar Saxena, Col Ronald Ashoke Andrew, Col Surendra Hari Kulkarni, Col Gulshan Sahdev, Col Barish Baran Puri, Col Ashwani Kumar Siwach, Col Jason Peter, Col Vijay Dnayandev Chowgule, Col Ravinder Singh, Col Rajendra Singh Yadav, Col Souresh Bhattacharya, Col Abhinandan Kumar Singh, Col Rustam Patnaik, Col Anil Pratap Rai, Col Jatinder Singh Kumar, Col Kunwar Shakti Singh Rathore, Col Rajbir Yadav, Col Arindam Mazumdar, Col Babu Joseph, Col Harcharan Singh, Col Dharam Vir Singh Rana, Col Gurdeep Singh Bains, Col Ajay Wadhwa, Col Bishwajeet Ghosh, Col Amarjit Singh, Comdt Kamal Jethanand Keswani, Lt-Col Braj Kishore Lal, Lieut-Col Ms Sunita Kakkar, Subedar Major Surjit Singh, Subedar Ved Prakash, Rear Admiral Sanjeev Bhasin, Cmde Rajiv Balachandra Prabhavalkar, Cmde M.P.M.S. Menon, Cmde Rajinder Kanwar Dass, Cmde Romeo Irwin Ignatious Vaz, Cmde P. K. Varughese, Cmde Gopalan Nair Sasidharan, Cmde Ravinder Datta, Cmde Kamal Krishna Rohatgi, Cmde Naresh Kumar, Cmde Gyanendra Sharma, Surgeon Com Jivan Mablu Borcar, Capt Ravinder Khanna, Surgeon Capt Sushil Kumar, Commander Nyani Jothi Prakasam Premnath, Udaibhan Singh, Air Commodot Pradeep Vasant Naik, Brig Prabhat Singh, Group Capt Srinivasa Rao Chinni, Group Capt Gautam Sengupta, Group Capt Madan Mohan Gupta, Group Capt Lalit Kumar Malhotra, Group Capt Rakesh Kumar Jolly, Group Capt Sumesh Kumar Saigal, Group Capt Satvir Singh Rana, Wing Commander Gopal Krishna Patnaik, Wing Commander Amrit Lal Patel, Wing
Commmander Arvind Verma, Wing Commander Chintaman Sadashiv Sohoni, Wing Commander Rajiv Battish, Wing Commander Harish Tiagi, Wing Commander Anil Kumar, Wing Commander Kameshwar Jha, Wing Commmander Deepak Rautray, Wing Commander Pradeep Wellesly Karvinkop, Wing Commander Rajiv Dayal Mathur, Wing Commander Mrigender Singh, Sqn Ldr Tarique Jamil Ahmed Khan Flight Lieut Krishnan Sendhil Kumar, Warrant Officer Sawari Muthu Antony, Warrant Officer Anand Ballabh Joshi, Junior Warrant Officer Purshotam Lal, Vijay Kumar Bhargava, Gurtek Singh and Pavnesh Kumar Mahajan.
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President’s Medal for 551 policemen
New Delhi, January 25
Among the recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service are eight personnel from the Intelligence Bureau, six each from Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, five from Uttar Pradesh, Central Reserve Police Force and Central Bureau of Investigation, four each from Delhi and Rajasthan.
Others honoured for distinguished service are three personnel each from Maharashtra and Central Industrial Security Force, two each from Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and one each from Assam, Haryana, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Cabinet Secretariat (SPG), Special Service Bureau, National Security Guards and Railways.
Recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry are 27 from Jammu and Kashmir, 14 from the CRPF, eight from Andhra Pradesh and the BSF, three from Uttar Pradesh and the ITBP and one from Assam, Bihar, the CBI and the
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The recipients of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service include 42 from the BSF, 35 from the IB, 34 from the CRPF and Uttar Pradesh, 26 from Maharashtra, 18 from the CISF, 17 from the CBI and Madhya Pradesh, 16 from Andhra Pradesh, 15 from Rajasthan, 13 from Gujarat and West Bengal, 12 from the Ministry of Railways, 11 from Delhi and Karnataka and 10 from Punjab.
Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu bagged eight awards each, ITBP and Kerala seven each, the SPG, and Chattisgarh six each, five by Assam, Orissa, Special Security and Bureau, four by Haryana, Uttaranchal, three by Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya and the
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Andhra Pradesh: P.V. Naidu Addl DGP, Hyderabad, K. Aravindra Rao Inspector-General of Police, Hyderabad, M. Venkat Reddy Sq. Commander Grey Hounds, Hyderabad, C. Ratna Reddy DIG (INT), Hyderabad Vutukuru Sivasankar, Investigation Officer AP, Lokayuktha, and Jolepalem Bhaskar Dy. S.P Kurnol
Assam: Ashok Kumar Das DIGP. Guwhahati
Chhattisgarh: Anil Mnavaney, IGP, Bilaspur; Dr and A.K. Shrivastava Dy. Comdt. IST BN, Bhilai
Delhi: Kanwaljit Deol JT CP, PHQ, New Delh; Vimla Mehra JT.CP
Gujarat: A.P. Kureshi Dy. SP/Asstt. Comdt. SRPF GR II, Ahmedabad
Haryana: Sukhdev Singh Addl.SP Bhiwani
Jammu and Kashmir: Madan Lal ADGP, PHC, J & K; H.L. Fotedar, SP (Crime), Jammmu Jharkhand: B.K. Sinha, SP Seraikela-Kharaswan
Karnataka: S. Maruswamy ADGP Bangalore; S.M. Bidari IGP, KSRP, and Bangalore; B.B. Sakri Dy. SP. Ranebennur Sub-Division, Haveri District.
Madhya Pradesh: V.M. Kanwar, IGP, Indore Vijay Wate IGP/Dy. T.C. Gwalior; V.S. Tomar Addl. SP, Katni.
Maharashtra: Rahul Gopal Addl. DG, ACB, Mumbai; S.S. Dayal JT CP (Admn) Mumbai A.D Gore, ACP, Control Room,
Thane Megalaya: L. Sailo DGP, Meghalaya, Shillong Nagaland: M. Hesso MAGO, DGP, Kohima Orissa: Harihar Panda Spl IGP, Cuttak; and Ajit Kumar Ghose Dy. SP. Vig. Cuttack Punjab: Parkash Moni Das IGP, Patiala and R.C. Sethi SP, CM Security, Chandigarh Rajasthan: R.J. Meena IGP Jaipur; A.K. Jain, IGP, Jaipur; P.D. Sharma, AIGP, Jaipur; I.K. Sharma, Addl. SP, Sikar Tamil Nadu: K. Ramanujam IGP, Chennai; and S.J. Vijayakumar Dy. SP, V&AC Chennai Uttar Pradesh: Karamvir Singh ICP Kanpur; B.M. Saraswat, IGP, Lucknow; Dr Kashmir Singh, IG, PAC Central Lucknow; N.S. Chauhan, Dy. SP, DG HQ Lucknow, and Dilip Singh Trivedi IG BSF Jammu-up. West Bengal: Sujit Kumar Sarkar, Addl. CP Kolkata, and Kisalaya Dasgupta, Asst CP, Kolkata Border Security Force: R.N. Sharma, DIG (Pers) FHQ, BSF, New Delh; Dr U.N. Panda CMO (SG) FIR, HQ, Shillong, and B.S.Rautela Dy Comdt, Srinagar Central Reserve Police Force: Vgeeshi Mishra IGP E/S, Kolkata; Rizwan Rasul Addl. DIGP DTE, Genl, New Delh; J.M.S. Kathait Commandant, 50 BN. Assam, CRPF, Jagjit Singh Commandant 086 BN J-K, and M.M. Sharma, DIGP, Gandhinagar.
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Padma Bhushan for cardiologist,
journalist New Delhi, January 25 Dr Lal, who set up Metro Cardiology Research Centre and Hospital at Noida, had studied cardiology in the USA an on his return to India he set up a chain of metro hospitals.
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Shinde inducts 53 new ministers
Mumbai, January 25 The swearing-in coincided with high hopes of giving a face-lift to the three-year-old Democratic Front (DF) coalition government before the next Assembly elections. Mr Shinde, who won the vote of confidence at a special session of the state legislature on January 22 and air dashed to New Delhi for consultations with the Congress high command, today completed the exercise of ministry formation dropping four ministers of the previous Vilasrao Deshmukh government and bringing in as many as 14 new faces. Three Congress ministers of the Cabinet rank and an NCP Minister of State have been axed. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rohidas Patil, who lost the race for chief ministership to Mr Shinde, former Transport Minister Shivajirao Moghe, a close associate of Vilasrao Deshmukh and former Education Minister Ramkrishna More, known as a opponent of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, are prominent Congress ministers to be dropped. From the NCP side, Minister of State for Forests A T Pawar has been dispensed with. Six new faces figure as Cabinet Ministers. Former Chief Minister Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar hailing from Nilanga near Latur, the home constituency of Vilasrao Deshmukh, makes a comeback in the Council of Ministers after almost two decades. A former MPCC chief Govindrao Adik, an MLC, who played a key role in ousting Mr Deshmukh, finds a Cabinet berth. Vasant Purkhe, Congress MLA from Ralegaon in Yavatmal and Amrish Patel, a staunch opponent of Rohidas Patil, from Shirpur in Dhule district are the new Congress faces in the Cabinet. Babasaheb Dhabekar, who was a Minister of State in the previous Shiv Sena-BJP government and Minister of State for Industries in the Vilasrao Deshmukh ministry and Jaidutt Khsirsagar have been elevated to the Cabinet level. NCP strongman from Jalgaon Sureshdada Jain, who was Housing Minister in the Sena-BJP government, has also been inducted as Cabinet Minister. |
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Congress may deny ticket to some MLAs New Delhi, January 25 The state leaders, who yesterday finalised their recommendations in the presence of CWC member R.K. Dhawan, have suggested the high command to retain most of the MLAs. Congress sources said the cases of at least five MLAs would be examined at the party’s screening meeting scheduled for January 27. The seats included Chopal, Kasauli, Paonta Doon, Ghumarwin and Arki. The party’s internal survey had suggested changing of nine MLAs. The sources said the scrutiny committee had submitted a panel of two names on most of the seats except those of the sitting MLAs. They said the Congress might not have a formal seat adjustment with Sukh Ram’s Himachal Vikas Congress (HVC) and might have a ``soft alliance’’ with the party. Under such an arrangement, the Congress would put up its candidates on all seats but would have “friendly contests’’ with the HVC on the strongholds of the regional party. Sources said the Congress did not have ``winning candidates’’ on some of these seats and would agree for a “symbolic fight’’ if Mr Sukh Ram agreed not to field candidates on the seats where the Congress had lost because of the HVC in the last election. With the party keen to make corruption an issue in the Himachal Pradesh poll, there are some leaders who feel that joining hands with Mr Sukh Ram would weaken the party’s position on the issue. The sources said Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had been told to get details of the property of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in his state. |
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Talks offer by NSCN (I-M) New Delhi, January 25 “Let us end tensions that have sometimes existed among us and live as good neighbours, who respect each other’s rights and aspirations. “We are convinced that there should be no differences among us that cannot be resolved through dialogue and understanding,” the major Naga insurgent group said in a statement a day after their top leaders, Mr Isak Chisi Swu and Mr Thuingaleng Muivah, left the country after three days of peace talks with the Centre. |
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meet to focus on China New Delhi, January 25 The conference, which is part of the track-two diplomacy, will have an in-depth debate on matters relating to economic reforms in China, its military modernisation, its interaction with different countries besides non-military challenges to Asian security. The conference will be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha while Defence Minister George Fernandes will be delivering the concluding address, IDSA Director K. Santhanam told reporters. According to Mr Santhanam, China has been chosen as the theme of the conference as it has emerged as a “world-preferred destination” not only for various industries but also for the growing industry of electronic business outsourcing. The meet will be held in camera. Security matters affecting Asian nations, the role of non-Asian powers, and the Chinese experiences in its economic, social, political and security reforms will be discussed at the conference. |
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courts for undertrials New Delhi, January 25 The Chief Justice gave the direction keeping in mind the overcrowding in jails. Speaking at a Lok Adalat function at Tihar Jail here, he said people often talked of human rights, but nobody raised the issue of rights of prisoners violated inside the jail premises. Tihar Jail has a capacity to house only 3,700 prisoners while at present there are 12,500 prisoners in the jail. To speed up the court proceedings, special courts were being set up in the jails. He said about 1 lakh prisoners would be released through special courts all over the country. All possible efforts would be made to help the prisoners. There is no need to take the prisoners to courts. Courts will be set up inside the jails for granting remand of the suspects, he directed. |
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Two Deputy CMs in Rajasthan New Delhi, January 25 Mrs Gandhi also cleared the name of Ram Singh Bishnoi as a new entrant into the Ashok Gehlot Cabinet, a Congress press release here said. The Congress President also set up a 14-member Coordination Committee for the state which is headed by party General Secretary Ambika Soni who is in charge of the state. The other members of the committee include Mr Gehlot, PCC chief Girija Vyas, former chief ministers Shiv Charan Mathur and J.N. Pahadia and senior leaders Natwar Singh, R.N. Mirdha and Shish Ram
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Rajasthan
fails to utilise funds New Delhi, January 25 The ministry has also threatened to stop the Central aid for drinking water related projects, if the Rajasthan Government failed to optimally utilise all Central funds sanctioned to it in the past four years. |
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