Ashok Chakra Current Affairs, GK & News

Freedom Fighter Pingali Venkayya-Things to know

August 3, 2021

On the occasion of birth anniversary of Pingali Venkayya, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and other members of Union Cabinet paid homage to him. Year 2021 marked 145th anniversary of Pingali Venkayya. Highlights Pingali Venkayya was the architect behind the design of Indian national flag. Present-day national flag of India is inspired by the design of ..

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Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated throughout the country

April 14, 2020

On April 14, 2020, India celebrated the 129th birth anniversary of Bhimarao Ramji Ambedkar. Amidst the lock down, his birth anniversary is being celebrated digitally by the whole of India. The Indian Constitution was prepared under the leadership of Ambedkar. About Ambedkar Ambedkar was born in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. It was a small cantonment in ..

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IAF Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala posthumously conferred with Ashok Chakra

January 26, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind awarded India’s highest peacetime military decoration Ashok Chakra (31) posthumously to Indian Air Force (IAF) Garud commando Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala. He had laid down his life after gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. He is the third Ashok Chakra for the IAF and its first for ground combat. ..

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Gallantry awards 2016

January 26, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award Ashok Chakra to Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami posthumously. On the eve of 67th Republic Day celebrations President has approved 365 Gallantry awards and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others. It includes one Ashoka Chakra, 4 Kirti Chakras and 11 Shaurya ..

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Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh awarded Ashok Chakra posthumously

January 26, 2015

Two army personnel, Major Mukund Varadarajan and Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh were awarded the highest peacetime military honour, the Ashok Chakra posthumously by President Pranab Mukherjee. The awards were received by their wives at the 66th Republic Day celebrations. Both the army men had laid down their lives while battling groups of militants in separate ..

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