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Didn't know about 'Ashok Chakra' till two days ago, happy that husband got
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, January 24 (ANI) Two days ago when Mahajabeen was informed that her husband, late Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed Wani would be conferred with highest gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' this Republic Day, she did not know that such an award existed.
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Republic Day 2019: Gen Rawat to receive PVSM for distinguished services
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, January 24 (ANI) The government has decided to honour Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat with the Param Vishisht Sewa Medal (PVSM) for his distinguished services, at the Republic Day parade this year.
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100-year-old INA soldier to take part in Republic Day parade
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): More than 70 years after independence, four personnel of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) would march on the Republic Day parade this year.
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Republic Day parade: Forces to show woman power this year
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): The number of women from armed forces participating in this year’s Republic Day Parade would be the highest till date showcasing the growing role of the gender in the services.
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M777, K-9 Vajra ultra light howitzers to be new entrants into R-Day parade
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Chief of Staff, Delhi Area, and Deputy Parade Commander Major General Rajpal Poonia on Wednesday said that M777 and K-9 Vajra ultra light howitzers will be the new entrants into the Republic Day parade along with the Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM
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President Kovind confers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 26 child
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred “Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar” – the revamped award scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to 26 children, two individuals and three institutions.
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CISF to showcase tableau on Republic Day after 11 years
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): After a gap of 11 years, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be presenting its tableau at Rajpath on the occasion of Republic Day. The tableau aims at showcasing the multidimensional functioning of the force.
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22 tableaus with Mahatma Gandhi theme to be showcased on R-Day
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, January 22 (ANI): As a befitting tribute from the country to father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, the tableau for this year’s Republic Day will showcase life of Gandhi as a theme.
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‘Bharat Parv’ at Red Fort to showcase the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Union Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with other Central Ministries is organising the 4th edition of ‘Bharat Parv’ event showcasing the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ at the Red Fort in the national capital from Januar
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R-Day order neither wrong nor new, I stand by it: J-K Governor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): A day after an order was issued for Jammu and Kashmir government employees to be present at Republic Day celebrations, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday asserted that the order is not something new or incorrect and it has been issued every
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Ahead of Republic Day, Section 144 imposed in UP’s Kasganj town
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): In the backdrop of the violence that erupted last year during a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ on the Republic Day, the District Administration has invoked Section 144 of CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure), which prohibits the assembly of five or more people, h
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Mandatory attendance for J-K govt officials at R-Day events, defaulters li
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir government has issued a diktat to state government employees to be present at Republic Day celebrations, adding that failure to attend the ceremony would count as negligence of duty and disobedience of government instru
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