President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday inaugurated a two-day "Literary Conference: How Much Has Literature Changed?" at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi, President's Secretariat said.
Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee expressed his happiness and said that it was a moment of pride for him to see his guru and theatre artist Barry Godfray John being honoured with the Padma Shri Award.
Musician and three-time Grammy winner Dr Ricky Gyan Kej was honoured with the Padma Shri Award on Tuesday for his contribution to music. The award was presented to him by President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Grammy-winning musician Ricky Kej, who received the Padma Shri award from President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday, shared how meaningful the honor feels to him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar, Union Ministers Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, Pralhad Joshi, Jitendra Singh, G Kishan Reddy and several other ministers and dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
In a grand ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu honoured the bravery and supreme sacrifice of Captain Deepak Singh, a brave son of Uttarakhand, by conferring the Shaurya Chakra posthumously.
The bravery, which has been awarded, was displayed during various operations related to counter-terror/counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and North-East. Dreaded terrorists were neutralised & apprehended during these operations, and arms & ammunition were recovered, it added.
"When India responded to Pakistan's terrorist misadventure at Pahalgam on April 22, you were on high alert, alongside our Navy and other services. The precise strikes on terror bases in Muridke and Bahawalpur sent a global message: Terrorism will no longer go unpunished," Dhankar said whi
Further, in his post, Patole wrote on how the matter was not just limited to the personal neglect of the CJI but affected the dignity of the Indian Constitution. He also questioned if Gavai was not given proper treatment if he was a follower of Ambedkar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed deep sorrow over the incident and announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the deceased's next of kin and Rs 50,000 to be given to the injured.
"The death of several people, including women and children, in a fire accident in Hyderabad is deeply distressing. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," posted President Murmu on X.