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Vice President felicitates three Padma Awardees from Telangana
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Feb 22 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday felicitated three Padma awardees from Telangana -- badminton player PV Sindhu, innovative farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy and well-known Sanskrit and Telugu poet Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam at a function organised
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Guv Kiran Bedi accuses Puducherry CM of disrespecting Padma awardees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Puducherry [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi, who is often at loggerheads with the state government, has accused Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy of refusing to honour the Padma awardees at an event in Raj Nivas on the occasion of Republic Day.
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MNS opposes Padma Shri to Adnan Sami
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Hours after the list for Padma awardees was announced by the government, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday opposed conferring the Padma Shri on singer Adnan Sami.
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PM Modi congratulates Padma awardees
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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Odisha CM facilitates Sudarsan Pattnaik for winning People's Choice Award
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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Just want to serve cows, won't return honour: German Padma awardee
Updated : 6 years, 9 months 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 : 6 years, 9 months 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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Govt transparent in choosing Padma awardees : Social worker Rajani Kant
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Social worker Rajani Kant of Varanasi, who made it to the list of Padma Shri awardees this year, said that there is transparency by the government in choosing the names of the Padma awardees else persons like him could never think of getting it
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Meet Padma Awardee Lentina Aao Thakkar
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): A story of a true Gandhian among the Nagas whose contribution for the well being of the society has been immense and her life reflects the true essence of womanhood.
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Meet Padma awardee Ganatra who chases fire to protect people
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Among many unsung heroes who have been featured in the Padma Awards list and are to be conferred by President Pranab Mukherjee on Republic Day finds mention of one such hero who has always tried to protect people from fire related accidents.
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