Young Army officer gets Ashok Chakra posthumously

Young Army officer gets Ashok Chakra posthumously New Delhi: Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, who displayed his indomitable spirit, determination and exceptional bravery while putting down the terrorists and making the supreme sacrifice for the nation, on Thursday conferred with the highest gallantry award. Lieutenant Navdeep Singh laid down his life fighting terrorists during an anti-infiltration operation along LOC in Gurez Sector of north Kashmir. He was awarded the Ashok Chakra on the Republic Day. President Pratibha Patil presented...
08:09 AM, Jan 26, 2012

R-Day: Northern Command gets most gallantry awards

R-Day: Northern Command gets most gallantry awards Jammu: The Army's Northern Command will get the highest number of gallantry awards, including one Ashok Chakra and three Kriti Chakras, on the occasion of the Republic day this year. The awards announced on occasion of the Republic Day 2012 once again saw the highest number of gallantry awards being conferred to the troops in Northern Command", PRO (Def) Ministry of Defence, HQ Northern Command, Lt Col Rajesh Kalia said...
07:12 AM, Jan 26, 2012

Govt's top award for firemen bravery: Rs 100

Govt's top award for firemen bravery: Rs 100 New Delhi: How much reward does a fire fighter get for one of the most difficult relief and rescue operations in recent times? That too in a major air crash, the worst in a decade. Karnataka government thinks that Rs 100 is the best reward! The 85 fire department personnel who worked non stop for 12 hours and remained at the crash site for 5 days have got certificates with...
01:22 PM, Apr 19, 2011

Gallantry awards for Rukhsana, 26/11 bravehearts

Gallantry awards for Rukhsana, 26/11 bravehearts Rukhsana fought off and killed a top LeT commander. ...
03:06 PM, Jan 08, 2010

Govt won't raise pitiful pay for war heroes

Govt won't raise pitiful pay for war heroes A K Antony told Parliament that further revision won't be appropriate. ...
12:37 AM, Oct 23, 2008

PM's wife moved to tears at gallantry awards function

PM's wife moved to tears at gallantry awards function Chandigarh: Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday rolled out a book that has the match reports of all his 100 international tons published in the Hindu newspaper. Besides, the compilation, titled 'Sachin - A Tribute To The Legend', also has some rare pictures of the veteran batsman and a range of interesting statistics. Tendulkar expressed his gratitude to the daily after releasing the book on his 39th birthday. It gives me immense...
04:40 PM, May 15, 2008

Shaurya Chakra for Sergeant who died saving others

Shaurya Chakra for Sergeant who died saving others Sgt Shukla died in Gujarat floods trying to rescue a group of marooned people. ...
11:05 PM, Aug 14, 2007
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