442 gallantry & Defence Decorations announced

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442 gallantry & Defence Decorations announced


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442 gallantry and other Defence decorations have been announced on the eve of the Republic Day for the Armed Forces personnel for exceptional acts of courage, gallantry and dediated service .

These include Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakras, Shaurya Chakras, Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry), Sena Medals (Gallantry), Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry), Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry), and other major awards.

62 IAF Air Warriors will be decorated with Presidential Awards. This includes Param Vishisht Seva Medal for six Air Marshals, Ati Vishisht seva Medal (AVSM) for two Air Marshals , six Air Vice Marshals and four Air Commodores.

A total of 38 Indian Naval personnel are included in the list of Presidential awards announced . The list of awardees includes one Shaurya Chakra, three Nausena medals , three Param Vishist Seva Medals, Seven Ati Vishist Seva Medals, eight Nausena Medals and 16 Vishist Seva Medals.

Along with these, President's police Medal will be given to 14 officers for acts of courage while two Railway Police Force officers have been given Police Medal for Gallantry for their bravery during Mumbai Attack.

 

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President to confer Ashok Chakra to three awardees

New Delhi: Major Mohit Sharma of 1 Para (Special Forces), Major D Sreeram Kumar of 30 Assam Rifles and Havildar Rajesh Kumar of 11 Rajputana Rifles will be honoured with Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peace time gallantry medal, on Republic Day on Tuesday.


President Pratibha Patil will present the medals to the two officers and the jawan during the parade in which South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will be the chief guest.

Maj Mohit Sharma and Hav Rajesh Kumar will receive the medals posthumously.

Apart from the three Ashok Chakras, Ms. Patil will present Kirti Chakra, the second highest peace time gallantry medal, to Ruksana, who shot into limelight after killing a Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist on September 27 last at Kalsian area of Shahdra Shrief in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Ministry officials said on Monday.

Maj Mohit Sharma, born in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and commissioned in 90 Medium Regiment (Artillery) in March 2004, will get the award posthumously as he was killed in a battle with terrorists in the Hafruda forest in Jammu and Kashmir in March last.

Maj D. Sreeram Kumar, serving with 30 Assam Rifles since March 2007, had eliminated 12 terrorists in counter insurgency operations in the northeast.

The two officers were named for Ashok Chakra on the eve of Independence Day on August 15 last