Politics in Assam in the year ahead seems to be moving along the polarising highway, political pundits in the state point out.With Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma batting for the Uniform Civil Code and speaking up on love jihad and other .
Padma Awards 2021: See Full List Of Recipients Padma Awards 2021: See Full List Of Recipients Padma awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been given Padma Bhushan in the field of public affairs
New Delhi:
The Union Home Ministry on the eve of Republic Day announced the recipients for Padma awards. Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March or April every year. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
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Year Ender 2020: Pranab Mukherjee to Ahmed Patel; Remembering political leaders we lost
We have witnessed several unfortunate events in the year 2020 which wasn t really kind to many. While COVID-19 killed millions of people across the world, India also lost several popular politicians this year. Â
As 2020 comes to end, here is a tribute to political stalwarts we lost this year.
Pranab Mukherjee
Former President and a Congress stalwart, Pranab Mukherjee died at the age of 84 on August 31, 2020. He served as the 13th President of India from 2012-2017. He was in septic shock due to a lung infection. Also, he had tested positive for COVID-19 prior to surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain. Post-surgery, he went into a deep coma. He was on ventilator support at the Army s Research and Referral (R&R) hospital in Delhi for several days before breathing his last.