Kashmir rights panel slams staged shootouts
July 19th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission (JKHRC) Thursday said "killing for sport" by security personnel who expect undue promotions and rewards for such illegal operations ... Read more...
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Medal for locating Arunachal CM’s crashed chopper
January 26th, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Wing Commander Felix Patrick Pinto, an helicopter pilot of the Indian Air Force, who helped search for the fateful Pawan Hans helicopter of then Arunachal ... Read more...
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Toll now 91, including two nurses, says AMRI
December 10th, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) The toll in the AMRI Hospital fire -- the worst fire tragedy in any hospital in India -- Saturday reached 91, the hospital management said."The total ... Read more...
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First set of IAF women scale Mount Everest
May 25th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) For the first time in the history of the Indian Air Force (IAF), a group of women officers this week scaled Mount Everest, the world's ... Read more...
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Creating Chandragupta Maurya’s empire - in just 21 days (With Images)
April 27th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Vadodara (Gujarat), April 27 (IANS) He was one of ancient India's greatest kings who ruled for over 20 years, but all it took to recreate Chandragupta Maurya's magnificent empire, replete ... Read more...
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Last rites of India’s oldest-surviving Ashok Chakra recipient held
February 15th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 15 (IANS) India's oldest surviving recipient of Ashok Chakra, the highest peace-time gallantry award, Lt.Col. Man Bahadur Rai was Tuesday accorded full military honours at his funeral in Assam's ... Read more...
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Padma Shri for Air India Kanishka inquiry judge demanded
December 9th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 9 (IANS) The Indian Oversees Congress in the US has urged the Indian government to confer Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, on Air India Kanishka inquiry ... Read more...
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Haryana institutes awards for women
October 17th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 17 (IANS) The Haryana government Sunday announced institution of three awards for women, including one in the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla who hailed from Karnal town in the state.Chief ... Read more...
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Major Laishram Jyotin Singh conferred Ashok Chakra award posthumously for role in Afghanistan
August 14th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.14 (ANI): On the Independence Day-eve the President Pratibha Devisingh Patil conferred the Ashok Chakra award to Major Laishram Jyotin Singh.Maj Laishram Jyotin Singh gave up his life for ... Read more...
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Delhi Police rewards woman for foiling robbery
August 12th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) A reward of Rs.50,000 was announced Wednesday by Delhi Police for a 36-year-old woman who helped nab two men who tried to rob her house in east ... Read more...
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President awards Shaurya Chakra to three ITBP officers
April 27th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 27 (ANI): President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil awarded Shaurya Chakra to three Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials during a ceremony held in Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. ... Read more...
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President Patil honours armed forces personnel
April 9th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Friday conferred two Kirti Chakras and twenty five Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel for their exemplary courage.The President also conferred fifteen ... Read more...
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President Patil meets children chosen for national bravery awards
January 19th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 19(ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday met the 21 children, who will be awarded the National Bravery Awards for 2009 by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on January ... Read more...
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Prime Minister to give National Bravery Awards on Jan 21
January 18th, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 18(ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will give away National Bravery Awards for 2009 to 21 children in the national capital on January 21.The children, eight girls ... Read more...
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India salutes 21 children for exemplary courage
January 18th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) They have hardly reached their teens, but then what has age to do with courage? From saving lives in landslides and averting major disasters due to terrorist ... Read more...
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Rs.25 lakh aid given to slain Delhi cop’s widow
October 23rd, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday handed over a cheque of Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million) to the widow of Delhi Police inspector Mohan Chand Sharma who ... Read more...
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Militant killer Ruksana turns as an icon for Kashmiri girls
October 10th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct 10 (ANI): The 22 year old Ruksana Kausar of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir, who showed exemplary courage by overpowering a militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and shooting him dead ... Read more...
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Anti Terrorist Front felicitates Kashmiri militant killer Rukhsana
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): The All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF) on Friday felicitated Raukhsana Kausar who showed exemplary courage by shooting a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant dead.On Sunday, Twenty-two-year old Rukhsana, ... Read more...
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Sony Entertainment Television and CID Salute Brave Indians
August 12th, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Sony Entertainment Television, today announced the CID Gallantry Awards', an initiative to encourage and honor acts of bravery in the society. The Gallantry Awards is an extension of the brand CID, ... Read more...
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First witness deposes in 26/11 Mumbai attacks case
May 8th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) The trial of the Mumbai terror attacks started Friday in a special court here as the first witness identified the lone captured terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab as the ... Read more...
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Special tourism awards for Taj, Oberoi for role in Mumbai attack
February 24th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Employees and managements of the Taj Mahal and Oberoi Trident Tuesday were honoured with a special award for displaying exemplary courage in helping the guests who were ... Read more...
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Awards for terror fighters, achievers (Lead)
January 16th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress party and the Mumbai-based KBJ Group have joined hands to institute a series of awards to be conferred on security personnel and others who displayed courage ... Read more...
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Bravery awards for terror fighters, achievers
January 16th, 2009 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The Congress party and an industrial house have joined hands to institute a bravery award called Shaurya Puraskar, which will be conferred here Saturday on the security personnel ... Read more...
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Professor rewarded for foiling Kalkaji bank robbery
January 7th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Retired Delhi University professor M.K. Kapoor and four others were rewarded Rs.25,000 Wednesday for putting a brave face and grappling with armed assailants to help foil a ... Read more...
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One more held in Kalkaji bank heist, professor to be rewarded
January 6th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday arrested the last absconding accomplice of three attackers who failed in their bank robbery attempt Monday, and said the unemployed youth graduated themselves from ... Read more...
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Two Muslims honoured for helping Hindus during riot, terror attack
October 2nd, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Two Muslims, one from Gujarat and the other from Jammu and Kashmir, will be honoured with the Kabir Purskar 2008 for saving lives of Hindus during violence.While ... Read more...
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New novel toasts Kashmiri woman spy
May 11th, 2008 - 5:28 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Perhaps she was our very own Mata Hari. A Kashmiri woman who saved the Indian Navy from disaster by spying for the country during its 1971 war with ... Read more...
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