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Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes, Parrikar conferred with Padma aw
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Former Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Manohar Parrikar and George Fernandes have been conferred Padma awards posthumously, according to an official announcement made on Saturday.
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PM Modi congratulates Padma awardees
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Padma awardees, saying they include extraordinary people who have made an exceptional contribution to society.
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RK Sinha gives zero hour notice demanding Padma Award for mathematician Va
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): BJP Rajya Sabha MP R K Sinha has given Zero hour Notice in the upper house of parliament demanding Padma Award and renaming of Patna University to honour late mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh.
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Sardar Patel National Unity Award to be bestowed for national integration
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) September 20 (ANI): Sardar Patel National Unity Award, a new honour for outstanding efforts to further national integration on the pattern of Padma awards will be bestowed annually to an individual or any institution or organisation, the Union Home Ministry said on Friday.
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Govt receives over 25,000 nominations for Padma Awards-2020
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The government has received over 25,000 nominations so far for the prestigious Padma Awards-2020, officials said on Friday.
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Odisha CM facilitates Sudarsan Pattnaik for winning People's Choice Award
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday facilitated renowned sand artist Padma Awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik on winning the People's Choice Award at Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Boston, Massachusetts.
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No role of lobbying, connections in Padma awards: Minister
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): The government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that lobbying and connections played a role in getting Padma awards earlier but the process has been changed and those excelling in different areas are given the award.
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272 foreigners, NRIs, OCIs, PIOs conferred Padma awards since 1954: MoS Ho
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Total 272 foreigners, Non-resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) have been conferred the Padma Awards since inception in 1954, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said.
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No biasness or lobbying in conferring Padma awards: Govt
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI) : While addressing the Lower House on Tuesday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that Padma Awards have not been conferred based on biasness or lobbying
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Nominations open for Padma Awards 2020
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Online nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards, which started on May 1, will continue till September 15, an official statement said.
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Just want to serve cows, won't return honour: German Padma awardee
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): After threatening to return her Padma Shri over denial of visa extension, German national Friederike Irina Bruning on Monday asserted that she will not give back the honour which was "bestowed on her with love and respect."
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Swaraj seeks report over visa extension denial to German Padma awardee
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked for a report on visa extension denial to a German national - one of the Padma Shri awardees of the year 2019.
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