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President Conferred Gallantry & Distinguished Service Decorations Awards In New Delhi
President Ram Nath Kovind Conferred Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations To Indian Armed Forces Personnel On 23 April 2018 In New Delhi
President and Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Ram Nath Kovind had conferred Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations Awards like Kirti Chakras, Shaurya Chakras, Param Vishist Sewa Medals, Ati Vishisht Sewa Medals to brave soldiers of Indian Armed Forces on 23rd April 2018 at the Defence Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 3 Kirti Chakras and 13 Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here today. 2 Kirti Chakras and 2 of the Shaurya Chakras were given posthumously.
President Ram Nath Kovind also conferred 13 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 2 UttamYudhSeva Medals, 2 Bars to Ati Vishisht Seva Medals and 26 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals to senior officers of the Armed Forces for distinguished service of an exceptional order.
List of Posthumous Awardees of Kirti Chakra & Shaurya Chakra:
Kirti Chakra
Pramod Kumar, Commandant 49 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (Posthumous)
Havildar Giris Gurung, Fourth Battalion THE FIRST GORKHA RIFLES (Posthumous)
Shaurya Chakra
Major Gosavi Kkunal Munnagir, Regiment Of Artillary166th Battalion The Medium Regiment (Posthumous)
Lance Naikra Ghubeer Singh, The Mahar Regiments, 1STBattalion The Rashtriya Rifles (Posthumous)
