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I-Day: 1,082 police personnel given medals for gallantry, good service

A total of 1,082 police personnel from CAPFs and state forces have been awarded various categories of service medals, including for gallant action, on the occasion of Independence Day, an official statement said Sunday. The decorations include 347 police medal for gallantry (PMG), 87 President's police medal for distinguished service and 648 police medals for meritorious service. Out of the 347 gallantry awards, 204 personnel are being awarded for their gallant action in Jammu and Kashmir, 80 for displaying bravery in Left Wing Extremism or Naxal violence affected areas and 14 personnel for showing bravery in North-East Region, the Union home ministry said. The maximum gallantry medals at 109 have been received by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) followed by 108 to the J&K Police, 19 to the Border Security Force (BSF) and six each to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Among the state police forces, 42 gallantry medals have been given to ...

117 soldiers awarded army medals for fighting terrorism, infiltration

One Lt Gen and two major generals were among 117 soldiers awarded for gallantry and distinguished service

President Kovind honours Galwan 'bravehearts' with wartime gallantry awards

In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi urged people to read more about those who have been conferred the gallantry awards

Andhra CM announces ten-time hike in cash award for gallantry awardees

The Chief Minister had first visited the residence of Major General (Retd) C Venugopal, the War Veteran, and felicitated him as he is the living legend of the 1971 War

Republic Day: 38 Delhi Police personnel awarded police medal for service

Seventeen have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), three President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 18 Police Medal for Meritorious Service on the occasion

Six police officers awarded J&K Police medals for meritorious services

The government has awarded J-K Police medal for gallantry to 169 police officers/officials

'Valour wall' of gallantry-winning CRPF officers inaugurated on Sunday

A "valour wall" depicting the names of gallantry award-winning CRPF officers has been inaugurated at the force's training academy here, officials said on Sunday.

ITBP awards 294 troops for bravery during skirmishes with Chinese in Ladakh

A total of 294 ITBP force personnel has been awarded the DG commendation for displaying bravery during recent skirmishes with Chinese troops in Ladakh, the border force said on Friday

Delhi Police slain Insp Mohan Chand Sharma, CRPF AC get 7th gallantry medal

Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was killed during the 2008 Batla House encounter, has been awarded a gallantry medal posthumously for the seventh time

Republic Day: Six Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakra, one posthumously

Lt Col Jyoti Lama, Maj Konjengbham Bijendra Singh, Naib Subedhar Narender Singh and Naik Naresh Kumar were among the recipients of the award

CRPF man who killed 3 terrorists despite bullet injury gets Kirti Chakra

Singh, a Deputy Commandant in the CRPF has won five gallantry awards since 2004 when he joined the CRPF

Centre doubles allowances for gallantry awards

The enhanced allowance which is for the recipients of post-independence and pre-independence gallantry awards will be paid with retrospective effect from August 1