President Murmu Confers 7 Kirti Chakras; IAF Pilot, Gaganyatri Prasanth Nair Among Recipients
President Droupadi Murmu honored personnel from the armed forces and police for exceptional courage, including seven Kirti Chakras and 15 Vir Chakras.
- On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu conferred 51 gallantry awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, comprising seven Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras, and 29 Shaurya Chakras to armed forces, Central Armed Police Forces, and police personnel.
- The Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest peacetime gallantry award, honors conspicuous bravery and self-sacrifice away from the battlefield, with Air Commodore Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, an Indian Air Force pilot and Gaganyatri, among recipients.
- Major Leishangthem Deepak Singh of 11 Para received the Shaurya Chakra for exceptional bravery: "Acting on intelligence regarding the kidnapping of two innocent civilians, he neutralised a terrorist at very close range."
- Commander Roopa A. and Lieutenant Commander Dilna received Shaurya Chakras for Navika Sagar Parikrama II, sailing over 25,600 nautical miles through Indian, Pacific, Atlantic and Southern Oceans to reach the oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the ceremony and posted on X: "We are proud of their extraordinary courage, commitment and selfless service to the nation," recognizing recipients' heroism in counter-terrorism and rescue operations.
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President Murmu confers 7 Kirti Chakras; IAF pilot, Gaganyatri Prasanth Nair among recipients
Lt. Commander Dilna K. and Lt. Commander Roopa A. of the Navy are among the Shaurya Chakra recipients after completion of Navika Sagar Parikrama II; Sepoy Janjal Pravin Prabhakar of the Mahar Regiment of Rashtriya Rifles and Lt. Shashank Tiwari of the Sikkim Scouts have been conferred the Kirti Chakra posthumously
President Murmu confers Kirti Chakra, Vir Chakra and Shaurya Chakra awards: Here's full list of recipients
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred seven Kirti Chakras, including two posthumously, 15 Vir Chakras, including three posthumously, and 29 Shaurya Chakras, including one posthumously, on personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and State and Union Territory Police forces. The gallantry awards were presented during the Defence Investiture Ceremony 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi in recognition of acts of e…
President Draupadi Murmu presented gallantry awards to brave soldiers at Rashtrapati Bhavan. A total of seven Kirti Chakras, 15 Vir Chakras, and 29 Shaurya Chakras were presented at the ceremony for defending the nation's sovereignty and security.
Nation Salutes Maharashtra’s Braveheart Praveen Janjal With Posthumous Kirti Chakra, Mother Breaks Down During Ceremony - PUNE PULSE
New Delhi, June 9: Maharashtra’s brave son, Praveen Prabhakar Janjal, who laid down his life in the line of duty while fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, was posthumously awarded the prestigious Kirti Chakra on Monday. The gallantry award was presented during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. As the citation detailing
Kirti Chakra Honours Ayodhya’s Braveheart: Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari Remembered for a Sacrifice Beyond Duty
In a moving tribute to extraordinary courage and selfless service, Lieutenant Shashank Tiwari of the Army Service Corps attached to 1 Sikkim Scouts has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India’s second-highest peacetime gallantry award. The honour recognises his exceptional bravery in sacrificing his own life to save a fellow soldier during an operation in Sikkim. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the award upon Lieutenant Tiwari’s par…
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