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President Murmu approves 78 gallantry awards

P eside t Mu mu app oves 78 galla t y awa ds


Amo g
78
galla t y
awa ds,
13
a e
to
be
awa ded
posthumously
(Photo:
ANI)

NEW
DELHI:
P eside t
D oupadi
Mu mu
o
F iday
app oved
78
galla t y
awa ds,
i cludi g
13
posthumous,
to
defe ce
fo ces
a d
ce t al
a med
police
fo ces
pe so el
o
the
eve
of
the
80th

I depe de ce
Day.The
awa ds
a e
9
Ki ti
Chak as,
i cludi g
7
posthumous;
1
Ba
to
Shau ya
Chak a;
19
Shau ya
Chak as,
i cludi g
o e
posthumous;
5
Ba
to
Se a
Medals
(galla t y);
36
Se a
Medals
(galla t y),
i cludi g
5
posthumous;
3
Nao
Se a
Medal
(galla t y);
a d
5
Vayu
Se a
Medals
(galla t y).Ki ti
Chak a
is
I dia’s
seco d-highest
peacetime
galla t y
awa d
afte
Ashoka
Chak a.
Shau ya
Chak a
is
the
thi d-highest
peacetime
galla t y
awa d.The
Ki ti
Chak a
awa dees
a e
Lt
Col
Ma oj
F a cis
of
21
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces)
a d
Majo
Jite d a
Rathee
of
2
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces).
Seve
othe
Ki ti
Chak as
we e
co fe ed
posthumously.The
a med
fo ces
pe so el
g a ted
the
p estigious
awa ds
posthumously
i cluded
Havilda
Gaje d a
Si gh
of
2
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces);
Head
Co stables
Jagbi
Si gh
a d
Bashi
Ahmad;
Co stables
Jaswa t
Si gh,
Balvi de
Si gh
a d
Ta iq
Hussai ;
a d
I specto
Su il
Kuma .

The
Shau ya
Chak a
awa dees
a e
Majo
Pa amvee
f om
36
Rasht iya
Rifles,
Majo
Ta u
Vasudeva
f om
57
Rasht iya
Rifles,
Majo
Keshav
Kuma
f om
12
Dog a
Regime t,
Majo
Gau av
Si gh
B ijwal
f om
21
G e adie s,
Majo
Vipee
Kuma
f om
11
Rasht iya
Rifles,
Naib
Subeda
Sha ka
Ram
f om
3
Assam
Rifles
a d
Naib
Subeda
Dabbal
Si gh
Bisht
f om
21
Pa a
(Special
Fo ces).

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4
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La ce
Naik
Na e de
Si dhu
f om
9
Rasht iya
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(posthumous),
La ce
Naik
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Dev
f om
11
Rasht iya
Rifles,
Sepoy
Jaswi de
Si gh
f om
7
Sikh
Light
I fa t y,
Lieute a t
Comma de
Shivam
Kuma
f om
the

I dia
Navy,
a d
Squad o
Leade
Sudhi
Kuma
of
the
IAF.The
emai i g
Shau ya
Chak a
awa dees
a e
Deputy
Supe i te de t
Dhee aj
Si gh
Katoch,
I specto
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