President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday conferred the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the category, to 112 people from various disciplines. The awards were conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list includes 112 Padma Awards awarded this year – 4 Padma[Read More…]
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Anyone can recommend a person for Padma awards online: PM Modi
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has said on Thursday that the government has decided to end the practice of ministers suggesting the name for Padma awards in a major announcement. PM Modi was addressing entrepreneurs at a NITI Aayog programme. He said, “from now onwards anyone can recommend a person for[Read More…]
No Padma awards for MS Dhoni, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Arnab Goswami
The government denied proposals to bestow Padma awards to a number of prominent personalities, including cricketer MS Dhoni, spiritual leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, as per a report in the Indian Express on Monday. Other noted personalities whose names were declined include Biju Janata Dal[Read More…]