New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The online nomination process has resulted in an exponential increase in the nominations received for the Padma Awards, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.
New Delhi Mar 22 PTI The Padma awardees visited the National War Memorial here on Tuesday a day after they were honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati BhavanThey went around the memorial and were moved to see the names of the defence forces personnel who have made the supreme sacrifice and laid down their lives to protect the nations borders an official statement saidThe President presented the Padma awards to 54 distinguished personalities at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on MondayThe awardees appreciated the government for organising the visit and its efforts to popularise the memorial in the national capitalThey felt that a visit to the memorial will help in inculcating the values of patriotism devotion to duty courage and sacrifice and instill the feeling of nationalism the statement saidThe National War Memorial was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 2019It stands testimony to the sacrifices made by gallant soldiers since IndependenceThis year the people who were conferred the Padma awards reflect the changing profiles of awardees which is the result of a conscious decision taken by the government to transform the entire process the statement saidThe emphasis is on recognising people who are giving selfless service to society The use of technology and introduction of online nomination has made the process simple and accessible to the people and a record number of over 480 lakh nominations were received for the Padma Awards 2022Self-nomination online nomination selection of a large number of unsung heroes and a transparent selection process transformed the Padma Awards into the Peoples Padma according to the statementUnion Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with the awardees and their families on Monday at a programme in New Delhi after the investiture ceremony The interaction was followed by a dinner hosted by the home minister PTI ACB IJT
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had earlier said that he often has a longing to retire from politics and be actively involved in social service, clarified on Monday that he does not plan to retire from active politics at the moment.
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Professor Jaibhagwan Goyal, credited for discovering 17th to 19th century Hindi literary works in Gurumukhi manuscripts, was awarded Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday conferred Padma Vibhushan to Professor Braj Basi Lal for his contribution in the field of archaeology.
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Congratulating the Padma awardees, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that it is truly a unique effort by the central government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make Padma Awards the awards of the common man.
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Air Marshal Dr Padma Bandopadhyay on Monday received the Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian honour of the country, in the field of medicine.
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