939 police medals including 189 for gallantry awarded on Republic Day eveThe highest number of bravery medals, 115, have been awarded to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, followed by 30 to the Central Reserve Police ...
25 Jan, 2022, 12.45 PM IST
260 ITBP men awarded for action in LadakhThe home ministry issued a notification naming a total of 397 personnel from various state police and central forces for the award. An ITBP...
01 Nov, 2021, 08.22 AM IST
260 ITBP personnel awarded special operation medal for service during eastern Ladakh standoffAn ITBP spokesperson said the award was given to its troops in recognition of the "indomitable courage and devotion to duty" shown by them ...
31 Oct, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Process of sanctioning new China border battalions for ITBP in final stage: Nityanand RaiThe process to authorise new battalions for the ITBP, guarding the LAC between India and China, is in the last stage and the government is ...
24 Oct, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
Standoff clashes with China: 20 ITBP personnel honoured with gallantry medalsThe central paramilitary is deployed shoulder-to-shoulder with the Army as part of its primary mandate to guard the 3,488 km-long icy Line ...
24 Oct, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
20 ITBP soldiers awarded medals for courage, devotion during face-off with Chinese Army in LadakhThese medals for bravery are among a total of 1,380 service medals announced by the Union government for various central and state police f...
14 Aug, 2021, 11.04 PM IST
Independence Day: 20 ITBP troops awarded medals for bravely fighting Chinese PLA in LadakhThere are two President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG), 628 Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), 88 President's police medal for distingu...
14 Aug, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
Republic Day: 17 ITBP officials get police medalsThe about 90,000-personnel strong force is primarily tasked with guarding the 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China that ru...
25 Jan, 2021, 05.05 PM IST
CRPF man killed in Pulwama attack gets President's police medal for gallantryOnly two police personnel have been decorated with the top category President's Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) this time, CRPF's Lal and...
25 Jan, 2021, 04.49 PM IST
Kirti Chakra for Jammu & Kashmir cop killed during encounter; Galwan awards to come laterAlthough awards for the Galwan clash will be conferred at a later stage, ITBP has recommended 21 names for the gallantry list for their rol...
14 Aug, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
ITBP says its troops 'fought the whole night' during recent skirmishes with Chinese in LadakhIn its first official account of the standoff between the two militaries, the ITBP revealed how its troops "not only effectively used shiel...
14 Aug, 2020, 10.42 PM IST
Future security challenges could be grave: NSA DovalHe expressed satisfaction that agencies like the BSF and those in the security and intelligence set-up of the country were working with bet...
22 May, 2019, 02.42 PM IST
Government to institute Yoga medals for paramilitary troopsThe government has also planned to to re-employ retiring personnel of CAPF as Master Yoga Trainers in order to create constant resource poo...
11 Jul, 2018, 02.09 PM IST
Their dogged bravery deserves recognitionAmerican Humane Lois Pope LIFE K-9 Medal of Courage was instituted as the highest honour for military dogs that have displayed extraordinar...
11 Oct, 2016, 01.16 AM IST
ITBP Inspector Manjeet Singh gets Shaurya Chakra for foiling Kabul terror bidThere have been very few instances where paramilitary soldiers have been accorded this military honour.
26 Apr, 2015, 04.15 PM IST
Now, Army medals for paramilitary forcesParamilitary personnel are presently awarded police medal and president's police medal for gallantry for exhibition of courage in battlefie...
14 Apr, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
- M C Sharma, Karkare & Omble in shortlist for Ashok Chakra
In what may be the longest shortlist for the Ashok Chakra, Mumbai police heroes, including Hemant Karkare and Tukaram Omble are sharing spa...
19 Jan, 2009, 03.49 AM IST