Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Noted social worker and Padma Shri awardee Damodar Ganesh Bapat passed away at a hospital here on Friday night. He was 84.
Banspal Block (Odisha) [India], June 29 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee Daitari Naik, who claims he is struggling to make his ends meet, on Saturday denied returning the prestigious award.
New Delhi (India), June 5 (ANI): Veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee Dinyar Contractor passed away on Wednesday morning due to age-related ailments. He was 79.
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.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee and Bhojpuri vocal artist Hiralal Yadav passed away in Varanasi on Sunday, he was 93-years-old.
Imphal (Manipur), [India], Feb 03 (ANI): Celebrated filmmaker and music composer Aribam Syam Sharma, who was honoured with Padma Shri in 2006, on Sunday, returned his award in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
New Delhi (India), Jan 27 (ANI): After their names surfaced in the list of Padma Shri awardees, most of the recipients, cutting across ages and vocations expressed their gratitude towards the central government or the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Social worker and Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma passed away in Bengaluru on Tuesday. She was 98 years old.
New Delhi [India], July 28 (NewsVoir): A book 'Through The Platina' based on the creative life of the eminent artist and Padma Shri-awardee Anjolie Ela Menon, was launched at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Delhi on Friday.
Kallar (Kerala) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): A 75-year-old tribal woman from Kallar forest area has received the country's fourth highest civilian honours Padma Shri Award for her breakthrough in practising traditional medicine.