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On January 2, 1954, the office of the Secretary to the President of India issued a press release announcing the establishment of two civilian honours: the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, and the three-tier Padma Vibhushan. The latter was initially classified into three categories: Class I, Class II, and Class III, ranking below the…
Chandrakant Sompura, the architect of the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, is among the Padma Shri recipients this year. He comes from a family of temple architects that have designed over 200 such structures. He had told NDTV in an earlier interview that he had designed the Ram temple over 30 years ago using…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated all Padma awardees and said India is proud to honour and celebrate their extraordinary achievements. A total of 139 Padma awards, including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri, have been announced. “Congratulations to all the Padma awardees! India…
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Birubala Rabha is survived by two sons and a daughter Guwahati: Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, renowned for her fight against witch hunting, passed away at a hospital here on Monday after a long battle with cancer, doctors said. Survived by two sons, a daughter, and other relatives, Rabha, 75, was admitted to the State…
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