New Delhi: The Congress has claimed that the BJP “tutored” renowned Bidri craft artist Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for the Padma Shri award after being neglected by the UPA government.
Padma Shri Prafulla Kar passes away, PM Modi condoles
New Delhi/UNI: Acclaimed musician from Odisha, Prafulla Kar, who was also a Padma award recipient, passed away on Sunday.
New Delhi/IBNS: The government has conferred India's fourth-highest civilian honour -- Padma Shri -- on Ayodhya's Mohammad Shareef, who has performed the last rites of more than 25,000 unclaimed dead bodies in the district over the last three decades.
Tulasi Gowda hailed as encyclopedia of the forests awarded Padma Shri
Shivamogga/UNI: Famously known as an encyclopedia of the forest, Tulasi Gowda loves plants and herbs more than anything in her life.
Late Sushma, Jaitley & George Fernandes get Padma Vibhushan, 141 named for Padma Awards
New Delhi/UNI: A total 141 persons were Saturday named for the prestigious ‘Padma Awards’ which includes former Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and George Fernandes who have been named for Padma Vibhushan posthumously, a Home Ministry release said here.
Writer and Naveen Patnaik's sister Gita Mehta declines Padma Shri award
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IBNS): Author Gita Mehta, who is also the sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has turned down Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, which was announced on Friday, saying the timing of conferment of the honour might be "misconstrued", media reports said.