scorecardresearch
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicGallantry awards

Topic: Gallantry awards

Govt announces 939 police medals, including 189 gallantry awards on Republic Day eve

Among the 189 gallantry awards, 134 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in the Jammu and Kashmir region, 47 for their bravery in Left Wing Extremism.

Manipur cop returns gallantry award, asks CM to give it to someone ‘more deserving and loyal’

Thonaujam Brinda's move comes day after Lhukosei Zou, former chairman of Autonomous District Council, was acquitted in a 2018 drug haul case. Brinda was instrumental in Zou's arrest.

Police & paramilitary personnel bag more ‘Chakra’ gallantry awards than the military

The ongoing India-China stand-off in Ladakh hasn’t been considered for gallantry awards yet, but could be for the next round, ahead of Republic Day 2021.

With 7 police gallantry medals in 4 years, this CRPF officer makes history

Assistant Commandant Naresh Kumar is being awarded his latest medal for a 2017 operation in J&K when a BSF camp was attacked by Jaish terrorists.

Shaurya Chakra for ONGC officer who died after averting major disaster due to gas leak

C.N. Rao, along with three CISF personnel, died in a blast when they were trying to check gas leakage from a pipeline at ONGC’s processing plant in Uran near Mumbai.

For awards’ sake, Indian military must separate ‘gallant’ act from getting ‘killed in action’

Since all soldiers in a battle do their duty, identifying the ‘bravest among the brave’ becomes a complex issue for Indian military. Here’s what it can do.

Pilots of IAF chopper shot down in friendly fire in Budgam awarded gallantry medals

Four other IAF personnel on board the chopper have been awarded ‘Mention-in-Despatches’ posthumously by the President.

J&K Police to be awarded max gallantry awards of 108 medals & 76 for CRPF at Republic Day 2020

A total of 105 Police Medals for Gallantry and three President's Police Medal for Gallantry will go to the J&K police, according to a Union Home Ministry order.

J&K govt strips suspended DSP Davinder Singh of gallantry medal

A govt order from the Jammu & Kashmir administration said the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry was forfeited given Davinder Singh's "disloyalty and conduct".

Balakot operation & Abhinandan Varthaman teams strike big with 13 awards

The Army won 107 gallantry awards, including a Shaurya Chakra (posthumous) for Lance Naik Sandeep Singh who was part of the 2016 surgical strike.

On Camera

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.