81-year-old social worker Shankar Baba Papalkar has devoted his life to the welfare and rehabilitation of Divyang, orphaned and destitute children. He runs an Ashram devoted to destitute children at Wazzar in Amravati district. Currently 123 orphans and mentally retarded children are living
The award winners included Profs. Shanny Barath and Yechezkel Kashin from the Technion-Israel Institute for their CyanoCementation project, Prof. Brian Rosen from Tel Aviv University for his research into green ammonia as a clean fuel source, and Prof. Menny Shalom from Ben-Gurion University
Expressing delight at being named for the country's fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, noted educationist and president of Anjuman-I-Islam, Dr Zahir Kazi on Friday said 'Bharatvarsh' will be a 'Vishawaguru' in the next two to three years if more governmental efforts are directed tow
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday congratulated vocalist Som Datt Battu, who was recently conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award.